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Informationen zum Autor Eric B. Shiraev is a professor and researcher at George Mason University. He received his PhD in political psychology from St Petersburg University, Russia, and completed a post-doctoral program at University of California, Los Angeles. He has extensive teaching and research experience at a number of distinguished universities both in the United States and abroad. Shiraev is the author, co-author, and/or co-editor of fourteen books and numerous publications in the fields of cross-cultural psychology, political psychology, and comparative studies. In addition to his teaching and scholarly pursuits, he also writes opinion essays for think-tanks, nongovernment organizations, and the media. Shiraev's research interests include: history of science, comparative history of psychology, cross-cultural psychology, historical theories of abnormal behavior, political psychology, folk beliefs, scientific foundations of spirituality, and psychology of social adjustment and immigration. Klappentext Personality Theories: A Global ViewWhere did they come from? How did they study facts? How do we apply them now?chronologicalcomprehensive Zusammenfassung A cross-cultural approach to the study of personality! delineating both the origin and application of personality theories. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introducing Personality Identifying personality Approaching Personality Applying Knowledge About Personality Chapter 2: Scientific Foundations Science and the Scientific Method Influences on the Study of Personality How do we Apply Knowledge? Chapter 3: Research Methods Personality Research Methods How Do We Prepare and Conduct Research? Applying Critical Thinking to Research Methods Chapter 4: The Psychoanalytic Tradition The Essence of The Psychoanalytic Tradition Discussing The Psychoanalytic Tradition Applying The Psychoanalytic Tradition Chapter 5: The New Wave in the Psychoanalytic Tradition Psychoanalysis and Society Theoretical Expansions: Ego Psychology Theoretical Expansions: Away From the Libido Concept Psychoanalysis and Social Behavior Contributions of the "New Wave" Psychoanalysts Applying the Psychoanalysis of the "New Wave" Chapter 6: The Behavioral-Learning Tradition The Behavioral-Learning Tradition Understanding Personality by Studying Animal Behavior Studying Reflexes Watson: Studying and Applying Behaviorism Studying Behavior From Different Angles Optimistic Behaviorism of B. F. Skinner Social Learning Theory What Behaviorism Accomplished and What it Missed Applying the Behavioral-Learning Tradition Chapter 7: The Trait Tradition The Trait Approach Trait Theorists and Perspectives The Big Five Humanities and Personality Traits A Cross-Cultural Approach to Personality Applying the Trait Tradition Chapter 8: The Cognitive Tradition The Roots of the Cognitive Tradition: Early Psychology Cognitive Science Psychology and Cognitive Science Studies of Attitudes The Personal Constructs Approach Culture and the Self Literature and the Inner World Applying the Cognitive Tradition Chapter 9: The Humanistic Tradition The Humanistic Tradition: Social Contexts The Essence of Humanistic Tradition Principles of Humanistic Psychology Key Figures and Influences in the Humanistic Tradition Existentialism Abraham Maslow and Humanistic Psychology The Autotelic Personality Humanistic Tradition and Activism Carl Rogers and the Person-Centered Approach Positive Psychology Accomplishments and Limitations of the Humanistic Tradition Applying the Humanistic Tradition Chapter 10: The Developmental Domain The Essence of the Developmental Domain Studying The Developmental Domai...
