The Personality Puzzle
The Personality Puzzle by David Charles Funder, published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2007, is a comprehensive resource for students seeking to understand personality psychology. This fourth edition spans 641 pages and is presented in English, offering balanced coverage of both classic and contemporary theories. The text is organized around major domains of personality psychology, including trait, biological, psychoanalytic, humanistic, cross-cultural, and cognitive perspectives, while emphasizing the importance of contemporary research in the field.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of personality psychology, including a new chapter on cognition and the self, as well as updated discussions on the “Big Five” personality traits and personality development. The lively and often humorous prose of David Funder enhances the learning experience, making complex concepts more accessible. Additionally, this edition features a new Student Website designed to support effective study and review, ensuring that students have the tools they need to grasp the intricacies of personality psychology.
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The Personality Puzzle offers everything students need to gain a sure understanding of personality psychology–balanced coverage of classic and contemporary theories, accessible organization and pedagogy–and the lively, often humorous prose of experienced teacher David Funder. Organized around the field’s major domains/paradigms–trait, biological, psychoanalytic, humanistic and crosscultural, and cognitive and learning–the text outlines the foundations of personality psychology and emphasizes the significance of contemporary research. A new capstone chapter on personality disorders synthesizes these domains/paradigms.
The Fourth Edition adds a new chapter on cognition and the self, new coverage of the “Big Five” personality traits and of personality in a developmental context, and a new Student Website to enable effective study and review.
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