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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823149703321

Titolo

Handbook of personality psychology / / edited by Robert Hogan, John Johnson, Stephen Briggs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Diego, : Academic Press, c1997

ISBN

1-281-03269-7

9786611032692

0-08-053317-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1012 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoganRobert <1937->

JohnsonJohn (John A.)

BriggsStephen R

Disciplina

155.2

Soggetti

Personality

Individuality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Handbook of Personality Psychology; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: Introduction Nature of Personality Psychology; Chapter 1. A Conceptual History of Personality Psychology; I. Personaltty Psychology's Unique Features: Holism, Motivation, and Individual Differences; II. Historical Roots: Before the 1930s; III. The Formation of Systems: 1930-1950; IV. The Elaboration of Constructs: 1950-1970; V. Doubt and A Renewal of Conhdence: 1970 to the Present; VI. Conclusions: Progress and Stagnation; References

Chapter 2. Studying Lives: Psychobiography and the Conceptual Structure of Personality PsychologyI. Introduction; II. The Conceptual Structure of Personality Psychology; III. Progress in Psychobiographical Inquiry; IV. Relationships Between the Study of Lives and Other Areas of Personality Psychology; V. The Study of Lives as A ""son Synthesis"" in Psychology; VI. Conclusion; References; Part II: Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Personality; Chapter 3. Units of Analysis for the Description and Explanation of Personality; I. The Need for Units of Analysis; II. Traits as Units of Analysis



III. Issues in the Assessment of TraitsIV. Alternatives To Traits; References; Chapter 4. In Defense of Traits; I. Theories and Viewpoints; II. Traits as Ahributes of Behavior; III. Traits as Attributes of Persons; IV. Traits as Predictors of Behavior; V. Traits as Explanations of Behavior; References; Chapter 5. Individuals and the Differences Between Them; I. Why Individual Differences Research Cannot Advance Personality Theory; II. Some Issues in Need of Clarification; III. ""idiothetic"" Inquiry as An Alternative To Traditional ""nomotheticism""; References

Chapter 6. Personality Measurement: Reliability and Validity IssuesI. The Nature of Personality Construas: Basic Issues; II. Reliability; III. Validity; IV. Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. Personality Influences on the Choice of Situations; I. What Does ""choosing Situations"" Mean?; II. Conceptual and Methodological Issues; III. Assessing the Dimensions of Social Situations; IV. Understanding Individuals in Terms of Situational Choices; V. Conclusion; References; Part III: Developmental Issues; Chapter 8. Stages of Personality Development; I. Measurement of Personality

II. Personality Stages and TypesIII. Kohlberg: Stages of Moral Judgment; IV. A Stage-Type Theory: Ego Development; V. Stages of Ego Development; VI. Sources of Error; VII. Stages Versus Factors; References; Chapter 9. The Emotional Basis of Early Personality Development: Implications for the Emergent Self-Concept; I. The Emotional Basis of Early Personality Development; II. Infant Personality Development: First Signs of the Self-Concept; III. The Transition Between Infancy and Childhood: Toddlers' Social Understanding; IV. Personality Development in Early Childhood

V. Putting It All Together: A Model of Personality Development

Sommario/riassunto

The most comprehensive single volume ever published on the subject, the Handbook of Personality Psychology is the end-all, must-have reference work for personality psychologists. This handbook discusses the development and measurement of personality as well as biological and social determinants, dynamic personality processes, the personality's relation to the self, and personality in relation to applied psychology. Authored by the field's most respected researchers, each chapter provides a concise summary of the subject to date. Topics include such areas as individual differences, stabi