Perspectives on Personality, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (23 June 2021) © 2022

  • Charles S. Carver University of Miami
  • Michael F. Scheier Carnegie Mellon University
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Perspectives on Personality provides an overview of personality psychology and describes a range of viewpoints from the field. You'll learn the orienting assumptions, core themes, problems and prospects of each major perspective, while understanding how each one can be applied to your own life.

Table of contents

1. What Is Personality Psychology?

2. Methods in the Study of Personality

3. Issues in Personality Assessment

4. The Trait Perspective

5. The Motive Perspective

6. Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

7. Biological Processes and Personality

8. The Psychoanalytic Perspective

9. Psychosocial Theories

10. The Learning Perspective

11. Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

12. The Cognitive Perspective

13. The Self-Regulation Perspective

14. Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

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