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Personality : theory and research / Lawrence A. Pervin, Oliver P. John.

By: Pervin, Lawrence A [author. ]Contributor(s): John, Oliver P [author. ]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Wiley, c2001Edition: Eighth editionDescription: xxiv, 621 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 9780471353393 [newsprint]Subject(s): Personality -- TextbooksDDC classification: Online resources: Publisher description | Table of Contents

Contents:

Chapter 1 Personality theory: from observations to systematic theories -- Chapter 2 The scientific study of people -- Chapter 3 A psychodynamic theory: Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality -- Chapter 4 A psychodynamic theory: applications and evaluation of Freud's theory -- Chapter 5 A phenomenological theory: Carl Roger's person-centered theory of personality -- Chapter 6 A phenomenological theory: applications and evaluation -- Chapter 7 Trait approaches to 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 Learning approaches to personality -- Chapter 11 A cognitive theory of personality: George A. Kelly's personal construct theory of personality -- Chapter 12 A cognitive theory of personality: applications and evaluation of Kelly's theory -- Chapter 13 Social cognitive theory: Bandura and Mischel -- Chapter 14 Social cognitive theory: applications and evaluation -- Chapter 15 A cognitive, information-processing approach to personality -- Chapter 16 An overview of personality theory, assessment, and research.

Summary: "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." --Provided by the publisher

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Subject Reference	College Annex Library Subject Reference	155.2 P43 2001 (Browse shelf)	Available		3UCBL000001157

Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-602) and indexes.

"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." --Provided by the publisher