PERVIN ∗PERSONALITY∗ – THEORY ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH 3ED - Softcover

WIE, LA

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471079049 ISBN 13: 9780471079040

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1980

Synopsis

A revised third edition of an in-depth examination end assessment of personality with chapters reflecting developments in the field, and a separate chapter devoted to social learning theory. Contents are arranged under the following headings:- 1) Personality Theory. 2-5) A Psychodynamic Theory. (Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality. Applications and Evaluation of Freud's Theory. Carl Roger's Person- centred Theory of Personality. Applications and Evaluation of Roger's Theory.) 6-7) A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George A Kenny and his Personal Construction Theory of Personality. Applications and Evaluations of Kelly's Theory. 8) Trait Approaches to Personality: Allport, Eysenck and Cattell. 9-10) Behavioural Approaches to Personality: Underpinnings of Learning Theory and Skinner's Operant Conditioning. Stimulus Response (S-R) Theory and Overall Evaluation. 11) Social Learning Theory: Bandura and Mischel. 12-13). Assessment: Projective and Subjective Tests. Psychometric Tests and Behavioural Observations. 14) Theory and Assessment in the Study of the Individual: the Case of Jim Hersh. 15) Personality Research. 16) An Overview of Personality Theory, Assessment and Research.The volume concludes with a Glossary, Bibliography, Photo Credits and Index.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471079049
• ISBN 13: 9780471079040
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 624