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An autobiography. In G. Lindzey (Ed.), A history of psychology in autobiography (Vol. 6, pp. 61-100).

Cattell, R. B.. (1974). An autobiography. In G. Lindzey (Ed.), A history of psychology in autobiography (Vol. 6, pp. 61-100).. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:: Prentice-Hall..
This autobiography provides an interesting account of Cattell's early life in England, his settling in the United States, and his lengthy search for various components of personality.

Advances in Cattellian personality theory. In L. A. Pervin (Ed.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. 101-110).

Cattell, R. B.. (1990). Advances in Cattellian personality theory. In L. A. Pervin (Ed.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. 101-110).. New York:: Guilford Press..
Cattell provides a brief look at his theory and provides a guide for future research.

Personality and experimental psychology: The unification of psychology and the possibility of a paradigm.

Eysenck, H. J.. (1997). Personality and experimental psychology: The unification of psychology and the possibility of a paradigm.. : Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 1224-1237..
Published posthumously, this article presents Eysenck's views on the importance of using both correlational studies and correlational techniques to study personality.

Rebel with a cause: The autobiography of H. J. Eysenck. (Rev. ed.).

Eysenck, H. J.. (1997). Rebel with a cause: The autobiography of H. J. Eysenck. (Rev. ed.).. London:: W. H. Allen..
Although literary expression is not one of Eysenck's principal strengths, this revised and expanded autobiography is consistently informative, interesting, and witty.

Psychotherapy's staunchest critic: An interview with Hans Eysenck.

Feltham, C.. (1996). Psychotherapy's staunchest critic: An interview with Hans Eysenck.. : British Journal of Guidance and Counseling, 24, 423-435..
Students interested in counseling and psychotherapy should read this interview of Eysenck to understand the difficulties of demonstrating the effectiveness of psychoanalysis and other psychotherapies.