title: A time for specificity.
abstract: McGrath's (2005/this issue) article, "Conceptual Complexity and Construct Validity," is a happy sign that the serious reform necessary for theoretical progress in the study of human personality and psychopathology may be entering a formative phase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Harvard University, MA 02138-2044, USA. jk@wjh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kagan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011584:Psychology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014481:United States