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Cengage Personality 2007 Edition by Jerry M. Burger
This proven text fuses the best of theory-based and research-based instruction to give you a powerful introduction to personality that is accessible and understandable. Burger pairs "theory, applications, and assessment" chapters with chapters that describe the research programs aligned with every major theoretical approach. Biographical sketches of theorists and accounts of the stories behind influential research programs help you gain an understanding of how classic and contemporary findings relate to each other, and reinforce the idea that theory and research perpetuate one another. In-text self-assessments and a Study Guide (available separately) allow you to stop, consider what you're reading, and interact with the material. Table of contents :- 1. What Is Personality? 2. Personality Research Methods. 3. The Psychoanalytic Approach: Freudian Theory, Application and Assessment. 4. The Freudian Approach: Relevant Research. 5. The Psychoanalytic Approach: Neo-Freudian Theory, Application and Assessment. 6. Strengths and Criticisms of The Neo-Freudian Theories: Relevant Research. 7. The Trait Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment. 8. The Trait Approach: Relevant Research. 9. The Biological Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment. 10. The Biological Approach: Relevant Research. 11. The Humanistic Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment. 12. The Humanistic Approach: Relevant Research. 13. The Behavioral/Social Learning Approach: Theory, Application, and Assessment. 14. The Behavioral/Social Learning Approach: Relevant Research. 15. The Cognitive Approach: Theory, Application and Assessment. 16. The Cognitive Approach: Relevant Research. Epilogue: Some Concluding Observations.