Personality Psychology Social Sciences
Personality Psychology Social Sciences
"Personality" is one of the classic chapter headings in the field of psychology, and yet is surprisingly difficult to define. It is used so widely, and in such differing ways, that any singular definition must either be confusingly inclusive or misleadingly specific. Perhaps a definitional approach to personality should be avoided altogether, rather personality should be understood in relation to the schools of thought which characterize it (trait theories, psychoanalytic theories and so on). In its broadest sense personality can be said to be the sum total of all the behavioral and mental characteristics by means of which an individual is recognized as being unique.
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The Personality Project - A guide for those interested in personality theory and research, including readings, abstracts, and links, maintained by Bill Revelle at NWU.
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Walter Mischel - Inconsistencies in Personality - An article arguing that people's personalities are not as stable as many believe.
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Revelle.net - Prof Revelle's (Northwestern University) site covers personal and individual differences research.
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Psychobiography - A scholarly resource for psychobiography. Contents include an annotated bibliography of psychobiographical research, articles, and links.
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Temperament.com - Temperamental individuality in infants, children and adults. Research and practical information about temperamental characteristics in research and practice.
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Personality Theories - E-text designed for courses in personality theories, addressing psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic schools of thought, by Dr. C. George Boeree, Psychology Department, Shippensburg University.
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Self-Determination Theory - Research-based theory of human motivation and personality in social contexts. Includes researcher profiles, reference lists, selected articles for download in PDF, and research questionnaires and scoring instructions.
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What's in a Face - Psychology study exploring the relationships between personality, facial expressions and lasting facial features.
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Ptypes - A comprehensive and systematic classification of 16 personality types. Criteria and links to pages about persons within each personality group.
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International Personality Item Pool - a collaborative effort of personality researchers to develop advanced measures of individual differences.
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Theories of Personality - Outlines for quick reference on the theories of Adler, Erikson, Existential, Freud, Jung, Maslow, Rank, Rogers.
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Laboratory of Personality and Cognition - The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, headed by Paul T. Costa.
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Personality and Consciousness - Personality theories, processes and disorders. Maslow, Freud, Jung, Adler, Rogers, Skinner. Quotations, descriptions of work, links.
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Clear Direction - Provides personal and professional profiles based on the theories of Axiology.
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Personal Construct Psychology - Description of a constructivist system of psychology developed by George Kelly.
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St. Mary's University Blume Library: Personality Tests and Resources - A gateway of psychology links to Myers-Briggs-related tests, online tests, and other information on personality research.
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Personality theory on Horney's Role of Narcissism - Novel approach to personality testing by A.M. Benis, M.D., based on the "genetic" traits of narcissism, perfectionism and aggression.
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A Science Odyssey: That's My Theory! - In this gameshow by the Public Broadcasting System, readers try to guess the identities of three major personality theorists.
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Gregorc Associates - Training, consulting and publishing firm directed by Dr. Anthony F. Gregorc, the creator of the Mind Styles Model; originator of the four style types: Concrete Sequential (CS), Abstract Sequential (AS), Abstract Random (AR) and Concrete Random (CR); and t
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Great Ideas in Personality - This website deals with scientific research programs on the psychology of personality.
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Risktaking.co.uk - An introduction to the psychology of risk-taking behavior, focusing upon the personality profiles associated with high-risk sports and health-risk behaviors.
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Perspectives - Existential theory of personality, including an outline of seven common personal perspectives on the world and a number of phenomenological sketches.
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The Dimensions of Human Space - Theoretical paper on personality type, organizational form, and the structure of human consciousness.
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