“…In an era of increasing confidence in psychology, as indicated, for example, by the widespread use of behavior modification (Goodall, 1972) the expanding "humanistic" concerns (Smith, 1973), the growth of popular psychological literature, and suggestions for novel and innovative activities for psychologists (cf. Bass & Bass, 1976;Peterson, 1976;Proshansky, 1976;Wiggins, 1976), it is appropriate to ask questions about the direction of psychology. As Smith (1973) put it: "Is psychology relevant to new priorities?"…”