Personality: Theory and Research - Couverture rigide

Pervin, Lawrence A.; Cervone, Daniel; John, St Oliver P.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471149942 ISBN 13 : 9780471149941

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Personality: Theory and Research, 9th Edition introduces the primary theoretical perspectives that guide contemporary research on personality and individual differences, while also 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. Revisions in the new edition are designed to presents this complex scientific field in an highly engaging, accessible, and readable manner.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

A respected classic, revised with a new emphasis on biology!

Through seven best–selling previous editions, Lawrence Pervin and Oliver John′s PERSONALITY has helped countless readers unravel the mysteries of  human personality. Both scholarly and accessible, this comprehensive, unbiased text presents the major theories of personality and integrates them with the latest research, analyzes the strengths and limitations of each approach, and illustrates each theory with cases, including a single case considered from all theoretical viewpoints.

Now in a new, fully updated and revised English Edition, this classic text contains a new Chaptet 9, Biological Foundations of Personality. This timely new chapter relates cutting–edge developments in evolutionary theory, genetics, and neuroscience to the field of personality.

Features of the Eighth Editions:

•  New boxes throughout the text illustrate how concepts can be applied to issues force in daily life.
• Chapter–opening anecdotes capture, in vivid language, a core assumption or theme of the chapter.
• "Questions to be Addressed" at the beginning of each chapter focus in general issues that will be discussed.
• Throughout the discussions, readers are encouraged to weigh the evidence and come to their own considerations.
• Compares theories in terms of the issues being addressed.
• Addresses the contributions from both clinical case studies and empirical research.
• Discusses the value of alternative theoretical approaches to the field.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This comprehensive, unbiased introduction to personality theory and research includes cutting–edge developments in the trait and social cognitive/information–processing approaches to personality and features a unique balance between reserarch and case illustration. Extensive integrated case examples illustrate and apply each theory, enhancing the relevance and prodiving a basis for comparing one theory to another.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471149942
• ISBN 13: 9780471149941
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 640
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible