VI.
Phase I – Primary Specific Questions asked in the Basic Research:
1.
How do
biologically mature human beings conceive of what is the healthy personality?
2.
Do biological
mature human beings have, basically, one major identifiable conception
of what is
the psychologically healthy adult?
3.
Do biologically
mature humans have more than one conception of what is the
healthy personality?
4.
If adults have
several conceptions of healthy personality, can the conceptions be
classified into
groups of similar conceptions?
5.
If the various
conceptions are classifiable how can they be classified?
a.
Can they be
classified content wise? – If so, how?
b.
Can they be classified structurally?
– If so, how?
c. Can they be
classified functionally?
– If so, how?
e.g.
Do people who possess the same or similar conceptions perate
in the same or
differently in similar or dissimilar situations, etc.?
6.
Will there be
evidence that some one conception of healthy personality will stand
out
as superior
to other conceptions of health personality?
In
summary the Basic Question asked was:
What will be the nature and character of conceptions of
psychological health of biologically
mature
human beings
who are intelligent, but relatively unsophisticated in
psychological knowledge, in general,
and theory of personality,
in
particular.
(Phase
II)
VII.
The Development of a Method for Collecting the Primary Data:
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information is revealed in the procedures that follow.}
VIII.
Secondary Questions asked as a Result of the Method for Collecting Data:
1.
What will happen
to a person’s conception of healthy human behavior when he
is confronted with
criticism of his
point of view by his peers who have
developed their own conception of
psychologically healthy behavior?
2.
What will happen to a person’s conception of healthy human
behavior when e
is confronted with
the task of comparing his conception of healthy human
behavior
to conceptions which have been
developed by authorities in the field?
3.
How will subjects
behave when under peer criticism?