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The Science of Personality, 2/e, focuses on the field of personality psychology as it is studied by researchers today. Offering students an uptodate picture of the field and of the challenges faced by personality psychologists, it also explores how current research is put to use in the real world. The book examines the structure of personalityincluding traits, motives, and cognitionand the determinants of the unfolding of personality over time. In addition, it provides indepth consideration of contemporary areas of such research as the self, unconscious processes, mindbody connections, and reasons why people do and do not change.The Science of Personality, 2/e, addresses questions and issues relating to the field of personality psychology today, including: Which trait, motive, and cognitive units are fundamental to the study of personality? How do genes and environments interact to produce an individuals personality? To what extent is personality stable over time and across situations? What is the nature of the self and to what extent does the concept of the self differ across cultures? What is the relationship of thoughts and feelings to physical health?Paying particular attention to recent developments in crosscultural research, positive psychology, and biological foundations of personality, The Science of Personality, 2/e, is an ideal text or supplement for undergraduate courses in personality psychology and advanced personality.
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The Science of Personality, 2/e, focuses on the field of personality psychology as it is studied by researchers today. Offering students an uptodate picture of the field and of the challenges faced by personality psychologists, it also explores how current research is put to use in the real world. The book examines the structure of personalityincluding traits, motives, and cognitionand the determinants of the unfolding of personality over time. In addition, it provides indepth consideration of contemporary areas of such research as the self, unconscious processes, mindbody connections, and reasons why people do and do not change.The Science of Personality, 2/e, addresses questions and issues relating to the field of personality psychology today, including: Which trait, motive, and cognitive units are fundamental to the study of personality? How do genes and environments interact to produce an individuals personality? To what extent is personality stable over time and across situations? What is the nature of the self and to what extent does the concept of the self differ across cultures? What is the relationship of thoughts and feelings to physical health?Paying particular attention to recent developments in crosscultural research, positive psychology, and biological foundations of personality, The Science of Personality, 2/e, is an ideal text or supplement for undergraduate courses in personality psychology and advanced personality.
