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Halmos and Iliffe have published a book that will appeal to both the novice and the specialist. They have brought together in this volume papers by well-known British psychologists, who summarize the present-day situation in their particular field of study. Most of the papers presented here have been specially written for this collection, and all, with one exception, during the last five years.
The book opens with papers on neurological subjects—Adrian on Localization of the Cerebral Cortex, and Osselton on the Electroencephalograph; it then builds up to the study of psychological processes—skill, thinking, intelligence, instinct, personality and its assessment, ending in the field of social psychology with papers on the concepts of role and status and group dynamics. There is a final chapter by Halmos on Psychology and Ethics.
The main value of this book is that it organizes and presents in a concise form theories and researches on some of the main questions confronting the psychologist and of interest to workers in allied fields, and will be useful to students particularly in that it will help them to orientate themselves a little better.
Nearly every paper presents material of considerable Interest. What particularly strikes one, in contrast to much American psychological literature, which relies so heavily on technical jargon, is the directness and simplicity of the style of these English scientists; this is refreshing and makes the reading of this book not only useful but also pleasurable.