Personality
Theory and Research
8th Edition
Published on 11. October 2000
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-0-471-35339-3 (ISBN)
Description
Both scholarly and manageable, this comprehensive, unbiased introduction presents the major theories of personality, integrates theory with research, illustrates each theory with a case, and analyzes the strengths and limitations of each approach. Readers are encouraged to weigh the evidence and come to their own conclusions.
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Edition
8., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
portraits
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 19.4 cm
Weight
1134 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-35339-3 (9780471353393)
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03/2004
9th Edition
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08/1996
7th Edition
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Content
Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories. The Scientific Study of People. A Psychodynamic Theory: Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality. A Psychodynamic Theory: Applications and Evaluation of Freud's Theory. A Phenomenological Theory: Carl Roger's Person--Centered Theory of Personality. A Phenomenological Theory: Applications and Evaluation of Roger's Theory. Trait Approaches to Personality: Allport, Eysenck, and Cattell. Trait Approaches: The Five--Factor Model; Applications and Evaluation of Trait Approaches to Personality. Biological Foundations of Personality. Learning Approaches to Personality. A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George A. Kelly's Personal Construct Theory of Personality. A Cognitive Theory of Personality: Applications and Evaluation of Kelly's Theory. Social Cognitive Theory: Bandura and Mischel. Social Cognitive Theory: Applications and Evaluation. A Cognitive, Information--Processing Approach to Personality. An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment, and Research. Glossary. References. Photo Credits. Name Index. Subject Index.