Personality psychology is a branch of psychology which studies personality and individual difference processes - that which makes us into a person. One emphasis in personality psychology is on trying to create a coherent picture of a person and all his or her major psychological processes. Another emphasis views personality psychology as the study of individual differences. These two views work together in practice. Personality psychologists are interested in a broad view of the individual's psychological processes. This often leads t ...

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Types of personality tests include the Holland Codes, the Rorschach test, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, NEO PI-R, and the Thematic Apperception Test. Critics have pointed to the Forer effect to suggest that some of these appear to be more accurate and discriminating than they really are. Personality psychology is often closely associated with social psychology. ...

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List of publications in psychology - Psychology as the behaviorist views it. John B. Watson Psychological Review, 20, pp. 158-177. Online version Description: With his behaviorism, Watson put the emphasis on external behaviour of people and their reactions on given situations, rather than the internal, mental state of those people. In his opinion, the analysis of behaviours and reactions was the only objective method to get insight in the human actions. Im ...

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List of publications in psychology - Introducing Psychology. Nigel Benson Introducing Psychology, 1998. Totem/Icon Books. Description: Introduction to psychology for general public and students. Importance: Popular, International best-selling, 14 languages List of publications in psychology - Principles of Psychology. William James Principles of Psychology, 1890. Online version Desc ...

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List of publications in psychology - A Theory of Human Motivation. Abraham Maslow Psychological Review, 50, 370-396. (1943) Online version Description: In this paper the Maslow's hierarchy of needs was described. Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence ...

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Classic Readings on Prejudice and Intergroup Relations * Allport, G.W. (1954). The nature of prejudice. New York: Doubleday. Description: With this book, Gordon Allport put forth one of the most influential theories of prejudice reduction, known as the Contact Hypothesis. The basic idea behind the Contact Hypothesis is that increasing contact between members of different groups is the foundation for reducing intergroup hostility. This book is important for many other reasons as well, and is recommended reading for anyone interested in the areas of prejudi ...

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List of publications in psychology - Experimental Studies of the Perception of Movement. Max Wertheimer Experimental Studies of the Perception of Movement, 1912. Description: Considered the founding article for Gestalt psychology. The article described the Phi phenomenon. Importance: ...

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Cronbach, Lee J. (1957). The two disciplines of scientific psychology. American Psychologist, 12, 671-684. Gordon, Kate. (1905). Wherein should the education of a woman differ from that of a man. School Review, 13, 789-794. Hall, G. Stanley. (1904). Adolescent girls and their education. From Adolescence: Its psychology and its relations to physiology, anthropology, sociology, sex, crime, religion, and education (Vol. 2, Chapter 17). Spearman, Charles. (1904). "General intelligence," objectively ...

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List of publications in psychology - The Interpretation of Dreams. Sigmund Freud The Interpretation of Dreams, 1900. Online version Description: Dream interpretation became a part of psychoanalysis due to this seminal work. Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence ...

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Description: This publication was the foundation of the classification systems used in today's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Importance: ...

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List of publications in psychology - Forensic Psychology. Alan M. Goldstein Forensic Psychology, 2003 ISBN 0-47-161920-5 Description: 47 forensic psychologists cover the theory and practice of forensic psychology in both civil and criminal litigation. Importance: Introduction List of publications in psychology - On the Witness Stand. See also:

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Modern personality models may generally be broken into three types: factorial models, typologies and circumplexes. Factorial models posit that there are dimensions along which human personality differs. The main purpose of a personality model is thus to define the dimensions of personality. Factor analysis is a primary tool of theorists composing factorial models. Such models arise directly from a classical individual differences approach to the study of human personality. Goldberg's Big Five ...

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Around the 1990s, neuroscience entered the domain of personality psychology. Whereas previous efforts for identifying personality differences relied upon simple, direct, human observation, neuroscience introduced powerful brain analysis tools like Electroencephalography (EEG), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to this study. One of the founders of this area of brain research is Richard Davidson of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Davidson's research lab has focused on the role of the ...

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