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Personality : in search of individuality /
In this, his fourth book published by Academic Press, the author pursues current theories in the expansive field of personality research. Presenting a unique perspective on recent developments in the field, the emphasis is on empirical research. Topics discussed include stability and change in trait...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
[1988]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Personality: In Search of Individuality; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Traits and Situations; Introduction; Beginnings: The Study of the Ordinary Language of Personality; From Language to Action: Trait Theory; Conclusion: Behavior and Traits; Chapter 2. Trait Stability and Change; Trait Stability; Stability of Personality; Traits and Socially Relevant Outcomes; Trait Change; Chapter 3. Behavior Genetics; Introduction; Twin Studies; Family Studies; Conclusions: Genetic and Environmental Influences; Summary.
- Chapter 4. Traits: Summary, Ref�inements, and EmendationsIntroduction; Traits: Two Descriptive Theories; Is Personality to Be Prescribed by a Limited Number of General Traits?; More about Personality and Situations; Summary; Chapter 5. The Biological Basis of Personality; Introduction; Eysenck's Biological Theory; Gray's Theory; Eysenck and Gray Combined; Zuckerman's Theory of Sensation Seeking; Conclusion; Chapter 6. Conscious and Unconscious Influences; Introduction; The Unconscious; Conscious Influences on Behavior; Conclusion: Conscious and Unconscious Processes Compared; Epilogue.