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Organized around the field's major domains/paradigms--trait, biological, psychoanalytic, humanistic and crosscultural, and cognitive and learning--the text outlines the foundations of personality psychology and emphasizes the significance of contemporary research. A new capstone... Read Full Overview

The Personality Puzzle continues to lead the market by captivating students with David Funder's fresh, masterful writing. New material on important research areas such as development and health, streamlined presentation of methods and assessment, and added data graphics presented... Read Full Overview

For the Fifth Edition, every chapter has been updated. A new illustration program supports visual learners with updated versions of the book's much-loved cartoons and new in-text features to help students visualize and remember concepts. The text covers classic theories of personality... Read Full Overview

This book is an introduction to the theory of personality. Aimed at psychology undergraduates, it suggests that the understanding of several basic theoretical frameworks can enrich the teaching of the psychology of personality. The reader accompanying the book serves to supplement... Read Full Overview

In this update of the 2001 and 1997 editions, Funder (psychology, U. of California-Riverside) continues to show that personality psychology matters, while incorporating recent research on biological, cross-cultural, and cognitive aspects of personality. He reassures students... Read Full Overview

The Personality Puzzle gets students excited about personality psychology, demonstrating that it is relevant to their lives and thus actually fun to explore. Over six editions, author David Funder has established himself as the master of the readable textbook, always conveying... Read Full Overview

Designed for psychology undergraduates, this is an introduction to the theory of personality. It suggests that the existence of several basic theoretical frameworks can enrich the teaching of the psychology of personality. The reader accompanying the book supplements the discussions... Read Full Overview

The Personality Puzzle gets students excited about personality psychology, demonstrating that it is relevant to their lives and thus actually fun to explore. Over six editions, author David Funder has established himself as the master of the readable textbook, always conveying... Read Full Overview