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Personality 423
Critical Terms
Personality
Theory of psychoanalysis
Id
Ego
Superego
Psychosexual stages
Unconscious motivation
Fixation
Trait approach
Somatotyping
Surface traits
Source traits
Operant learning
Social learning theory
Modeling
Humanistic viewpoint
Determinism
Phenomenology
Eclectic
Cross References
Theory of Psychoanalysis (398). Basic tenets of Freudian theory have been
described in the contexts of memory and motivation (249, 337).
Learning Theory (411). The principles underlying this approach are presented
in chapters on operant conditioning and social learning theory (186, 260).
Situations vs. Traits (413). The concept of the attribution error is a
fundamental issue in this controversy (496).
Person-Centered Approach (417). A subsequent chapter presents the personcentered
method of therapy (459).
Suggested Readings
Byrne, D., & Kelley, K. (1981). An introduction to personality (3rd ed.).
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Overview of research and theory.
Maher, B. A., & Maher, W. B. (Eds.). (1982). Progress in experimental
personality research, vol. XI: Normal personality processes. New York:
Academic Press. Includes emphasis upon measurement and research
methods.
Runyan, W. M. (1984). Life histories and psychobiography: Explorations
in theory and method. New York: Oxford. Demonstrates methods for the
investigation of life histories.
Smith, В., & Vetter, H. (1982). Theoretical approaches to personality.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Includes biographical sketches.
White, K. M., & Speisman, J. С (1982). Research approaches to
personality. Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole. Guides students in the design and
conduct of investigations, including the use of unobtrusive measures.