Personality psychology : domains of knowledge about human nature / Randy J. Larsen (Washington University in St. Louis), David M. Buss (University of Texas at Austin).

By:

Larsen, Randy J [author.]

Contributor(s):

Buss, David M [author.]

Material type: Text

9780077175177

Subject(s):

Personality -- Textbooks

DDC classification:

155.2 23

LOC classification:

BF698 .L3723 2018

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Personality Psychology -- Chapter 2: Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design -- Part I The Dispositional Domain -- Chapter 3: Traits and Trait Taxonomies -- Chapter 4: Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology -- Chapter 5: Personality Dispositions over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change -- Part II The Biological Domain -- Chapter 6: Genetics and Personality -- Chapter 7: Physiological Approaches to Personality -- Chapter 8: Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality -- Part III The Intrapsychic Domain -- Chapter 9: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality -- Chapter 10: Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues -- Chapter 11: Motives and Personality -- Part IV The Cognitive/Experiential Domain -- Chapter 12: Cognitive Topics in Personality -- Chapter 13: Emotion and Personality -- Chapter 14: Approaches to the Self -- Part V The Social and Cultural Domain -- Chapter 15: Personality and Social Interaction -- Chapter 16: Sex, Gender, and Personality -- Chapter 17: Culture and Personality -- Part VI The Adjustment Domain -- Chapter 18: Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health -- Chapter 19: Disorders of Personality -- Chapter 20: Summary and Future Directions.

Summary: In this 6th edition of Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature, Randy Larsen and David Buss dynamically demonstrate how scientists approach the study of personality. Major findings, both classical and contemporary, are presented in the context of six key domains: Dispositional, Biological, Intrapsychic, Cognitive/Experimental, Social and Cultural, and Adjustment. Providing a foundation for the analysis and understanding of human personality. Provided by publisher.

List(s) this item appears in: PSYCHOLOGY

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona	BF698 LAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available

Includes bibliographical references (pages 663-711) and indexes.

In this 6th edition of Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature, Randy Larsen and David Buss dynamically demonstrate how scientists approach the study of personality. Major findings, both classical and contemporary, are presented in the context of six key domains: Dispositional, Biological, Intrapsychic, Cognitive/Experimental, Social and Cultural, and Adjustment. Providing a foundation for the analysis and understanding of human personality. Provided by publisher.