Fred B. Bryant is Professor of Social Psychology at Loyola University in Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from Northwestern University. Dr. Bryant is a highly active researcher with over 120 publications in social and personality psychology and he is the recipient of several teaching awards. Joseph Veroff is Professor and Research Scientist Emeritus at the University of Michigan, where he received his Ph.D. in Psychology. His previous nine books and other publications focus on social motivation and dimensions of subjective well-being.