Personality

by Christopher Peterson

An ideal text for Personality or Theories of Personality course, this text uses a contemporary approach to inspire students and keep them interested while they learn. Its innovative organization and lucid explantions give balanced treatment of theory, research and applications. Organized into four paradigms--psychodynamic, humanistic, trait, and cognitive-behavioral--the text allows students to grasp one idea before being introduced to the next.

700 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1988

About the author

Christopher Peterson is visiting assistant professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College.