Personality TraitsCambridge University Press, 29 oct 2009 - 568 páginas Now in its third edition, this dynamic textbook analyses the traits fundamental to human personality: what they are, why they matter, their biological and social foundations, how they play out in human life and their consequences for cognition, stress and physical and mental health. The text also considers the applications of personality assessment in clinical, educational and occupational settings, providing the reader with a detailed understanding of the whole field of personality traits. This edition, now with improved student features, includes the latest research from behavioural genetics, neuroscience, social psychology and cognitive science, assesses the impact of new research techniques like brain imagery, and provides additional content on positive aspects of traits and practical uses of personality assessment. This is an essential textbook for students taking courses in personality and individual differences and also provides researchers and practitioners with a coherent, up-to-date survey of this significant area. |
Índice
A brief history of traits | 8 |
the 16PF and other questionnaires | 19 |
Current conceptions of personality structure | 26 |
Conclusions | 40 |
Are traits universal across cultures? | 55 |
Conclusions | 62 |
longitudinal studies | 78 |
Stable traits and transient states | 85 |
Personality and sensitivity to motivational stimuli | 219 |
where next? | 226 |
socialpsychological perspectives | 236 |
Consistencies in social knowledge and cognition | 248 |
agreeableness and social behaviour | 254 |
A rapprochement between social psychology and trait theory? | 261 |
Stress | 269 |
l0 Traits and health | 301 |
affect mood and selfreport arousal | 91 |
challenges to trait theory | 121 |
contemporary studies | 128 |
Humanistic and phenomenological approaches | 139 |
Conclusions | 148 |
Twin studies | 159 |
Genes environment and multiple personality traits | 168 |
Molecular genetic studies of personality | 181 |
The psychobiology of traits | 187 |
an outline and examples | 196 |
Personality and brain imaging | 203 |
towards an integrated theory? | 209 |
Abnormal personality traits? | 323 |
Personality performance and information processing | 357 |
Extraversionintroversion and performance | 367 |
Trait anxiety neuroticism and performance | 377 |
Personality and intelligence | 385 |
l3 Applications of personality assessment | 392 |
Personality and job performance | 411 |
Conclusions | 427 |
Traits and the coherence of personality theory | 447 |
Author index | 547 |
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Personality Traits Gerald Matthews,Ian J. Deary,Martha C. Whiteman No hay ninguna vista previa disponible - 2009 |
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