Correspondence between Henry A. Murray and Siegen K. Chou.

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• History of Psychology

Background:

• Siegen K. Chou, a psychologist, conducted research in China after obtaining his PhD.
• Chou maintained communication and collaboration with American psychologists between 1930 and 1949.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review the correspondence between Henry A. Murray and Siegen K. Chou.
• To highlight their friendship and cooperative relationship.
• To examine Chou's objective of developing Chinese psychology.

Main Methods:

• Review of correspondence between Henry A. Murray and Siegen K. Chou.
• Analysis of collaborative psychological research efforts.

Main Results:

• The correspondence reveals a friendship and cooperative relationship between Murray and Chou.
• Evidence of collaboration in testing paratroop candidates for the Chinese Nationalist Army in 1945.

Conclusions:

• The collaboration between Chou and American psychologists, including Murray, contributed to the development of Chinese psychology.
• The reviewed correspondence provides insight into international scientific cooperation in the mid-20th century.