Personality : theory and research

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Author:

Pervin, Lawrence A.

ISBN:

9780471742418

Personal Author:

Pervin, Lawrence A.

Edition:

10th ed.

Publication Information:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2008.

Physical Description:

xxii, 645 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Contents:

Personality theory: from everyday observations to systematic theories -- The scientific study of people -- A psychodynamic theory: Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality -- Freud's psychoanalytic theory: applications, related theoretical conceptions, and contemporary research -- A phenomenological theory: Carl Rogers's person-centered theory of personality -- Rogers's phenomenological theory: applications, related theoretical conceptions, and contemporary research -- Trait theories of personality: Allport, Eysenck, and Cattell -- Trait theory: the five-factor model: applications and evaluation of trait approaches to personality -- Biological foundations of personality -- Behavioralism and the learning approaches to personality -- A cognitive theory: George A. Kelly's personal construct theory of personality -- Social-cognitive theory: Bandura and Mischel -- Social-cognitive theory: applications, related theoretical conceptions, and contemporary research -- Personality in context: interpersonal relations, culture, and development across the course of life -- Assessing personality theory and research -- Glossary.

Subject Term:

Personality -- Textbooks.

Added Author:

Cervone, Daniel.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007274235-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0814/2007274235-t.html

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In Personality: Theory and Research, 10th Edition the overall format of the text remains the same. The ordering of chapters, integrating theory with research, has been retained. The text aims to introduce the primary theoretical perspectives that guide contemporary research on personality and individual differences, while reviewing a wide range of contemporary scientific findings on personality. Throughout the text, emphasis is placed on how theory and research inform one another. Rich case material shows how the theoretical conceptions yield insight into the lives of individual persons. In keeping with the long tradition of this text, the new edition treats each theoretical approach objectively and even-handedly, encouraging readers to weigh the evidence and to formulate their own conclusions.