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Personality: Theory and Research, 11th Edition

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Forty years since its original publication, Personality: Theory and Research, 11^th edition, still maintains the overall goals of the original text, despite a complete update in content to keep with the changes that have occurred in the field. The text aims to present the major theoretical perspectives on personality through contemporary research and case studies while highlighting how theory and research inform one another. Rich in case material, the 11^th edition upholds the texts long-standing tradition of presenting the subject matter objectively and without bias, encouraging readers to observe the evidence and come to their own conclusions.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: PERSONALITY THEORY.

CHAPTER 2: THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF PEOPLE.

CHAPTER 3: A PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY: FREUD’S PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY OF PERSONALITY.

CHAPTER 4: FREUD’S PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY: APPLICATIONS, RELATED THEORETICAL CONCEPTIONS, AND CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH.

CHAPTER 5: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORY: CARL ROGERS’S PERSON-CENTERED THEORY.

CHAPTER 6: ROGERS’S PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORY: APPLICATIONS, RELATED THEORETICAL CONCEPTIONS, AND CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH.

CHAPTER 7: TRAIT THEORIES OF PERSONALITY: ALLPORT, EYSENCK, AND CATTELL.

CHAPTER 8: TRAIT THEORY: THE FIVE-FACTOR MODEL; APPLICATIONS AND EVALUATION OF TRAIT APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY.

CHAPTER 9: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PERSONALITY.

CHAPTER 10: BEHAVIORISM AND THE LEARNING APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY.

CHAPTER 11: A COGNITIVE THEORY: GEORGE A. KELLY’S PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY OF PERSONALITY.

CHAPTER 12: SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY: BANDURA AND MISCHEL.

CHAPTER 13: SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY: APPLICATIONS, RELATED THEORETICAL CONCEPTIONS, AND CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH.

CHAPTER 14: PERSONALITY IN CONTEXT: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS, CULTURE, AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE COURSE OF LIFE.

CHAPTER 15: ASSESSING PERSONALITY THEORY AND RESEARCH.

GLOSSARY.

REFERENCES.

PHOTO CREDITS.

NAME INDEX.

SUBJECT INDEX.

New To This Edition

Further enhanced the coverage of contemporary researching findings in the field of personality psychology.
A streamlined presentation of text, providing more balanced coverage of competing theories and a sharpened focus overall.

Hallmark Features

Integrates theory and research to demonstrate to the student how the two impact one another.
Integrates case material with theory to bridge the gap between the general and specific. Enables students interested in clinical psych to see links between personality psych and clinical practice.
Provides a basis for comparison of theories allowing students to make their own judgments concerning the merits of each.
Presents complex scientific theories in an accessible manner.

Reviews

"Though revised often and deeply over the past 40 years, say Cervone (U. of Illinois-Chicago) and Pervin (emeritus, Rutgers U.), the psychology textbook still presents the major theoretical perspectives on personality, integrates theory with research and case material, and provides the basis for comparing the theories." (Book News Inc, November 2010)

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