Pervin, Lawrence A.

Personality : theory and research / Lawrence A. Pervin - Fourth Edition. - New York ; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c1984 - xvi, 569 pages : illustrations ; 24cm.

Includes glossary, bibliography, and index

1. Theorizing about human behavior -- 2. The scientific study of people -- 3. A psychodynamic theory: Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality -- 4. A psychodynamic theory: applications and evaluation of Freud's theory -- 5. A phenomenological theory: Carl Roger's person-centered theory of personality -- 6. A phenomenological theory: applications and evaluation of Roger's theory -- 7. A cognitive theory of personality: George A. Kelly's personal construct theory of personality -- 8. A cognitive theory of personality: applications and evaluation of Kelly's theory -- 9. Trait approaches to personality: Allport, Eysenck, and Cattell -- 10. Theory and assessment in the study of the individual: the case of Jim Hersh -- 11. Learning-Behavioral appraoches to personality -- 12. Behavioral approaches to personality assessment and change -- 13. Social learning theory: Bandura and Mischel -- 14. A cognitive, information- processing approach to personality -- 15. An overview of personality theory, assessment, and research.

0-471-88577-0

GC BF 698 .P47 1984 c.1