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“The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions. A good parent, a good neighbour, a good citizen, is not good because his specific goals are acceptable, but because his successive goals are ordered to a dependable and socially desirable set of values. (1947)”

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Psychologist and one of the founders of the American Psychological Association, known for his significant contributions to the fields of personality psychology and psychological measurement. more

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