fei75766_fm_i-xx.indd iii  02/19/20 08:58 AMAbout the Authors
Gregory J. Feist isaProfessor ofPsychology inPersonality at
SanJoseState University. Hehasalsotaught attheCollege of
William &Mary andUniversity ofCalifornia, Davis. Hereceived 
hisPhDinPersonality Psychology in1991 from theUniversity of
California atBerkeley andhisundergraduate degree in1985 from 
theUniversity ofMassachusetts–Amherst. Heiswidely published 
inthepsychology ofcreativity, thepsychology ofscience, and
thedevelopment ofscientific talent. Onemajor focus ofhisis
establishing thepsychology ofscience asanindependent study 
ofscience, along thelinesofhistory, philosophy, andsociology 
ofscience. Hismajor efforts toward thisendare: Psychology 
of Science and the Origins of the Scientific Mind (2006, Yale
University Press), which wasawarded the2007 William James 
Book Prize bytheDivision ofGeneral Psychology, American 
Psychological Association (APA); andbeing founding president 
ofthe“International Society forthePsychology ofScience and
Technology.”
Hisresearch increativity andpersonality hasbeen recog -
nized withtheBerlyne Award from theDivision forPsychol -
ogyofAesthetics, Creativity andtheArts(Division 10)ofAPA. 
Feist isformer president ofAPA’s Division 10andhasserved 
oneditorial boards. Histeaching efforts havebeen recognized 
byoutstanding teaching awards from bothUCBerkely andUC
Davis. Feist istheco-author ofPsychology: Perspectives and Con -
nections (McGraw-Hill, 4thedition) andco-editor oftheHand -
book of the Psychology of Science (Springer Publications) and 
Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Personality .
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