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Personality Lawrence A. Pervin

Personality By Lawrence A. Pervin

Personality by Lawrence A. Pervin

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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 analyses the strengths and limitations of each approach.

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Personality: Theory and Research by Lawrence A. Pervin

Features completely updated coverage of the latest theory and research in personality. A new chapter on the biological foundations of personality presents recent developments in genetics, evolutionary theory, and neuroscience. In addition to an illustrative case for each theory, the book provides a unifying single case considered from all theoretical viewpoints.

About Lawrence A. Pervin

Lawrence A. Pervin, Rutgers University Oliver P. John, University of California, Berkeley

Table of Contents

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.

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GOR001852370
9780471353393
0471353396
Personality: Theory and Research by Lawrence A. Pervin
Lawrence A. Pervin
Used - Very Good
Hardback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2000-11-01
656
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