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Personality : theory and research
- Title
- Personality : theory and research / Lawrence A. Pervin, Oliver P. John.
- Author
- Pervin, Lawrence A.
- Publication
- New York : John Wiley, ©1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | BF698 .P375 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- John, Oliver P.
- Description
- xxiii, 578 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Textbooks.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contents
- Personality Theory: From Everyday Observations to Systematic Theories -- Why the Study of Personality? -- Defining Personality -- Personality Theory as an Answer to the Questions of What, How, and Why -- Structure -- Process -- Growth and Development -- Genetic Determinants -- Environmental Determinants -- Relations Between Genetic and Environmental Determinants -- Psychopathology and Behavior Change -- Important Issues in Personality Theory -- Philosophical View of the Person -- Internal and External Determinants of Behavior -- Consistency Across Situations and Over Time -- The Unity of Behavior and the Concept of the Self -- Varying States of Awareness and the Concept of the Unconscious -- Relationships Among Cognition, Affect, and Overt Behavior -- The Influence of the Past, Present, and Future on Behavior -- Evaluation of Theories -- Comprehensiveness -- Parsimony -- Research Relevance -- Theory and the Study of Personality -- The Scientific Study of People -- The Data of Personality Psychology -- Goals of Research: Reliability, Validity, Ethical Behavior -- Reliability -- Validity -- The Ethics of Research and Public Policy -- Three General Approaches to Research -- Case Studies and Clinical Research -- Reactions to Battle Stress -- Laboratory Studies and Experimental Research -- Learned Helplessness -- Personality Questionnaires and Correlational Research -- Internal-External Locus of Control -- Causal Attributions: Explanatory Style -- Evaluating Alternative Research Approaches.
- ISBN
- 047112804X
- 9780471128045
- LCCN
- 96007678
- OCLC
- ocm34413412
- 34413412
- SCSB-380343
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library