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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