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Autore |
Lee Kibeom <1966-> |
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The H factor of personality [[electronic resource] ] : why some people are manipulative, self-entitled, materialistic, and exploitive-- and why it matters for everyone / / Kibeom Lee and Michael C. Ashton |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-55458-865-0 |
1-55458-864-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AshtonMichael C <1970-> (Michael Craig) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Personality |
Honesty - Psychologicial aspects |
Humility - Psychological aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Issued as part of the Canadian Electronic Library. Canadian publishers collection. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-201). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Meet the H factor -- The missing link of personality psychology -- HEXACO: the six dimensions of personality -- A field guide to low-H people -- Can you tell someone's level of H? -- Do high-H people flock together? -- Politics -- Religion -- Money, power, and sex -- How to identify low-H people, and how to live around them. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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People who have high levels of H are sincere and modest; people who have low levels are deceitful and pretentious. The “H” in the H factor stands for “Honesty-Humility,” one of the six basic dimensions of the human personality. It isn’t intuitively obvious that traits of honesty and humility go hand in hand, and until very recently the H factor hadn’t been recognized as a basic dimension of personality. But scientific evidence shows that traits of honesty and humility form a unified group of personality traits, separate from those of the other five groups identified several decades ago. This book, written by the discoverers of the H factor, explores the scientific findings that show the importance of this personality dimension in various aspects of people’s lives: their approaches to money, power, and sex; their inclination to commit crimes or obey the law; their attitudes about society, politics, and religion; and their choice of friends and spouse. Finally, the book |
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