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Personality, 12th Edition

Jerry M. Burger, Gretchen M. Reevy

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Personality 12th Edition by Jerry M. Burger/Gretchen M. Reevy
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Thoroughly updated to include the latest research, Burger/Reevy’s "Personality," 12th Edition, fuses the best of theory-based and research-based instruction to give students an illuminating introduction to the subject. Burger pairs theory, application 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 students understand how classic and contemporary findings relate to each other and reinforce the idea that theory and research perpetuate one another. Self-assessments encourage personal insight and classroom interaction.

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Jerry M. Burger

Jerry M. Burger is a professor of Psychology at Santa Clara University. He is the author of dozens of journal articles and book chapters, as well as the book DESIRE FOR CONTROL: PERSONALITY, SOCIAL, AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES (1992). He has been on the editorial board of the Journal of Personality and the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and has served as an associate editor for the Personality Processes and Individual Difference section of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Burger continues to teach the personality course, and PERSONALITY, 9th Edition reflects his many years of experience.

Gretchen M. Reevy

Gretchen M. Reevy is lecturer emerita in the Department of Psychology at California State University, East Bay. She earned her PhD in personality psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and has published four scholarly books in psychology. She is the author of "Encyclopedia of Emotion" and co-editor of "Personality, Stress, and Coping: Implications for Education," "The Praeger Handbook on Stress and Coping" and "Pedagogical Psychology: Beyond the 21st Century." Her areas of research include the human-animal bond, well-being of university faculty and non-cognitive predictors of academic achievement.

What's New

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  • The text features 400+ fresh references and updated research examples to reflect today’s most current findings in personality psychology.
  • New material on dream interpretation, including the the continuity hypothesis, recurrent dreams and symbolism in dreams is included.
  • Revised content explores gender and aggression with updated research, expanded coverage of social pressures and a new focus on aggressive behavior in children.
  • The text examines the body of experimental work as it relates to the newly added topic of narcissism, with a particular focus on grandiose narcissism.
  • The Extraversion-Introversion section includes new research exploring how social lives differ between extroverts and introverts.
  • Updated sections on self-disclosure in daily life as well as loneliness are included, with a new focus on trait loneliness and its impact on health.

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  • Each theory chapter connects ideas to practice with Application and Assessment sections, showcasing real-world relevance and a wide variety of assessment procedures.
  • 12 interactive personality tests with scoring and norm data are featured, helping students build personal insight and connect meaningfully with key concepts.

Table of Contents

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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. 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.
Appendix: Your Personality.
Glossary.

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