Introduction
During her lifetime, Anne Anastasi (1908–2001) was one of a small and highly revered group of experts on psychological testing and differential psychology. Her writing covered a broad range of topics including trait formation, individual differences, the misuse of tests, creativity, and various conceptual issues. Her textbook Psychological Testing (first edition, 1955) is considered a classic and was published in seven editions and nine languages. The final edition (Anastasi and Urbina 1997) appeared when Anastasi was 88 years old.
From the beginning of her career, Anastasi was known for her high standards, both for herself and others. As her stature grew, she was elected to various leadership positions in the field. In 1971 she became president of the American Psychological Association, the third woman president in its history and the first in 51 years. Despite her prominence as a woman in psychology, she was quick to point out that she was not a woman psychologist, as...
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Hogan, J.D. (2020). Anne Anastasi. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24612-3_1440
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