Personality: Theory and Research - Couverture rigide

Burger, Jerry M.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0534172202 ISBN 13 : 9780534172206

Editeur : Brooks/Cole, 1992

Synopsis

Intended for personality courses, this text integrates traditional personality theories with current research by personality psychologists. Each theory chapter is followed by a relevant research chapter where the author covers three or four topics of current personality research in some detail. Each of seven major personality theories/approaches, Freudian, non-Freudian, trait, biological, humanistic, behavioural/social learning, and cognitive, is covered using this effective two-chapter pairing of theory and research. To give students a view of the research process, Burger focuses on research programmes, illustrating how the questions being investigated are connected to a larger theory, how researchers develop their initial investigations, and how their experimental findings lead to better refined hypotheses and modification of theories.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This proven text fuses the best of theory-based and research-based instruction to give you a powerful introduction to personality that is accessible and understandable. Burger pairs ""theory, applications, and assessment"" chapters with chapters that describe the research programs aligned with every major theoretical approach. Biographical sketches of theorists and accounts of the stories behind influential research programs help you gain an understanding of how classic and contemporary findings relate to each other, and reinforce the idea that theory and research perpetuate one another. In-text self-assessments and a Study Guide (available separately) allow you to stop, consider what you're reading, and interact with the material.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brooks/Cole
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0534172202
• ISBN 13: 9780534172206
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 608
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible