The volume begins with Jennifer Kretchmar’s overview of cognitive neuroscience, its applications to education, and its influence on learning programs and teaching initiatives. Susanne Carter looks at the history and basic tenets of humanism as an education movement, and she describes the instructional strategies that have stemmed from humanistic philosophies. Sherry Thompson’s essay on personality theories reviews psychoanalytic theory, trait theory, the Big Five approach, and behavioral theory, all of which help to further the understanding of the learning process. Sandra Myers discusses the different types of psychological tests and the general precautions involved in the administering of these tests. R.D. Merritt expands upon this topic with a discussion of intelligence scales and their usefulness in assessing learning disabilities and identifying gifted students. A study of psycholinguistics and its impact on understanding the processes of language acquisition and production is also included.