The Personality Puzzle

by David C. Funder

Current, Accessible, Engaging—the best learning tool for personality psychology

David Funder’s masterful writing and his ability to explain important ideas and new research in a compelling way make The Personality Puzzle the best learning tool for students—all at an affordable price. The Eighth Edition includes a new chapter on relationships and work, and new coverage of replication and open science issues. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Read For School

832 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 22, 2019

Reviews

[Samantha (ladybug.books)]

Judge me all you like for marking this on goodreads but I genuinely had to read every page of this so I’m counting it. Can’t say I got anything out of the class but at least I get a book towards my reading goal

[Qasim Zafar · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good reference book to have. Psychological subjects are notorious for being too "heady," and what i really like about this book is how it gives clear models which simplify aspects of personality and makes it easy to visualize them. In many ways this book discusses many of the subjects which come to mind which one thinks about when they think about psychology.

Here are some links which will enhance your experience with this book:

1. Psychology of Personality: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

2. Personality Psychology: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

[J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funder has written a balanced textbook on personality psychology that I'd recommend to anyone interested in the topic.

[Juno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written and informative! I enjoyed Funder's sense of humor while also being careful to consider many different opinions. I appreciated that he would clarify when certain things were his opinion. His personal anecdotes also made the text more enjoyable.

The last chapter was really awesome for summarizing the important takeaway points for what we've learned, especially with what's applicable to our lives.

(But screw my psychology professor for not teaching us at all, and forcing us to read this to learn instead).

[Jessica Fik]

I read this for college. But I am counting it towards my reading goal because I still read every page!

[Engla Matsdotter · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read for uni, honestly the worst textbook I've ever read. It's extremely repetitive and drawn out, aka a ton of filler and useless facts. Reading this I felt I was reading fiction rather than science. One thing that stood out in particular was the chapter covering the big five where he drops these dumb fact such as extroverts like folkmusic (sound like a horoscope tbh), not even trying to be nuanced just stating such things as absolute facts. It is extra annoying when he then states (in my eyes) controversial things that NEED more complex discussions but decides to be concise. For example in the same chapter, he names how friendliness and a nonconfrontational outlook can help protect from abuse, with zero further mention of exceptions or abuse in adulthood. I'm ranting but all in all, hated this book

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, very thorough. It’s a text book.

[Kair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best textbook i’ve ever read.

[Genevieve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually read the 9th edition

[isabella os · Rating 3 out of 5]

counting this as read considering i read at least 3/4 of it…

[Rebecca]

had to read every word of this so yes I am counting it towards my reading challenge