title: One surprise after another.
abstract: The author of this article describes her childhood, career, and some of her main findings as a personality psychologist who studied women's creativity and adult development as she herself constructed her personal and professional identity in a changing environment and developed in a number of ways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley.
authors.forename: Ravenna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Helson
mesh_terms: D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000266:history*; D010553:Personality Development; D011584:Psychology / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States