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Personality traits

Author: Gerald Matthews; Ian J Deary; Martha C Whiteman
Publisher: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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Second edition of the bestselling textbook Personality Traits, essential text for students of personality psychology.

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Gerald Matthews; Ian J Deary; Martha C Whiteman
ISBN: 0521831075 9780521831079 0521538246 9780521538244
OCLC Number: 51937021
Description: xxiv, 493 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: PART I: THE NATURE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS: The trait concept and personality theory --
Persons, situations, and interactionism --
Personality across the life span --
Stable traits and transient states --
Alternatives to the trait theory --
PART II: CAUSES OF PERSONALITY TRAITS: Genes, environments and personality traits --
The psychophysiology of traits --
The social psychology of traits --
PART III: CONSEQUENCES AND APPLICATIONS: Stress --
Traits and health --
Abnormal personality traits? --
Personality, performance and information processing --
Applications of personality assessment --
Conclusions.
Responsibility: Gerald Matthews, Ian J. Deary, Martha C. Whiteman.
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"Matthews and Deary have written a timely update on the state of personality psychology. The literature review is impressive and moves beyond the typical 'Who's Who' of personality theorists that Read more...

 
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