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General Overviews:    Introductory Personality Psychology    Personality Theory    Cross-Cultural Personality Psychology    Readings in Personality Psychology Specific Research Areas:    Personality Development and Change    Personality Structure    Intelligence    Motivation    Biological Bases of Personality    Other Topics in Personality Psychology

General Overviews

Introductory Personality Psychology: Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Personality Psychology: Science of Individuality. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Burger, J. M. (2010). Personality (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing. Carver, C. S., & Scheier, M. F. (2008). Perspectives on Personality (6th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Cervone, D., & Pervin, L. A. (2009). Personality: Theory and Research (11th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Cooper, C. (2010). Individual Differences and Personality (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Eysenck, M. W. (1994). Individual Differences: Normal and Abnormal. Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press. Frager, R., & Fadiman, J. (2005). Personality and Personal Growth (6th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Funder, D. (2010). The Personality Puzzle (5th ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. Haslam, N. (2007). Introduction to Personality and Intelligence. London: Sage Publications. Larsen, R.J., & Buss, D. M. (2009). Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Liebert, R. M., & Spiegler, M. D. (1998). Personality: Strategies and Issues (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing. Matthews, G., Deary, I. J., & Whiteman, M. C. (2009). Personality Traits (3rd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. Mayer, J. D. (2007). Personality: A Systems Approach. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. McAdams, D. P. (2008). The Person: An Introduction to the Science of Personality Psychology (5th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Mischel, W., Shoda, Y., & Ayduk, O. (2007). Introduction to Personality: Toward an Integrative Science of the Person (8th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley & Sons. Miserandino, M. (2011). Personality Psychology. Boston, MA: Pearson Academic. Pervin, L. A. (1996). The Science of Personality. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Phares, E. J., & Chaplin, W. F. (1997). Introduction to Personality (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Personality Theory: Allen, B. P. (2006). Personality Theories: Development, Growth, and Diversity (5th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Cloninger, S. C. (2008). Theories of Personality: Understanding Persons (5th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Crowne, D. P. (2010). Personality Theory (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Derlega, V. J., Winstead, B. A., & Jones, W. H. (2005). Personality: Contemporary Theory and Research (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning/Wadsworth. Engler, B. (2008). Personality Theories: An Introduction (8th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Ewen, R. B. (2009). An Introduction to Theories of Personality (7th ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Ewen, R. B. (1998). Personality, a Topical Approach: Theories, Research, Major Controversies, and Emerging Findings. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Feist, J., & Feist, G. J. (2009). Theories of Personality (7th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Friedman, H. S., & Schustack, M. W. (2011). Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research (5th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Hogan, R., & Smither, R. (2008). Personality: Theories and Applications (2nd ed.). Tulsa, OK: Hogan Press. John, O. P., Robins, R. W., & Pervin, L. A. (Eds.). (2008). Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Publications. Olson, M., & Hergenhahn, B. R. (2010). An Introduction to Theories of Personality (8th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Ryckman, R. M. (2008). Theories of Personality (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning/Wadsworth. Schultz, D. P., & Schultz, S. E. (2009). Theories of Personality (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. Sollod, R. N., & Monte, C. F. (2008). Beneath the Mask: An Introduction to Theories of Personality (8th ed.). New York: Wiley. Cross-Cultural Personality Psychology: Lee, Y.-T., McCauley, C. R., & Draguns, J. G. (Eds.). (1998). Personality and Person Perception Across Cultures. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Uba, L. (1994). Asian Americans: Personality Patterns, Identity, and Mental Health. New York: Guilford Publications. Readings in Personality Psychology: Friedman, H. S., & Schustack, M. W. (Eds.). (2008). The Personality Reader (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Funder, D. C., & Ozer, D. J. (Eds.). (2010). Pieces of the Personality Puzzle: Readings in Theory and Research (5th ed.). New York: W.W. Norton. Mayer, J. D. (2007). Readings in Personality Psychology. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Morf, C. C., & Ayduk, O. (Eds.). (2005). Current Directions in Personality Psychology. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Specific Research Areas

Personality Development and Change: Buss, A. H. (1988). Personality: Evolutionary Heritage and Human Distinctiveness. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Funder, D. C., Parke, R. D., Tomlinson-Keasey, C. A., & Widaman, K. (Eds.). (1996). Studying Lives Through Time: Personality and Development. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Kohnstamm, G. A., Halverson, Jr., C. F., Mervielde, I., & Havill, V. L. (Eds.). (1998). Parental Descriptions of Child Personality: Developmental Antecedents of the Big Five? Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Mroczek, D. K., & Little, T. D. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of Personality Development Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Shaffer, D. R. (2008). Social and Personality Development (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing. Personality Structure: McCrae, R. R., & Costa, Jr., P. T. (2002). Personality in Adulthood: A Five-Factor Theory Perspective (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Publications. Plutchik, R., & Conte, H. R. (Eds.). (1997). Circumplex Models of Personality and Emotions. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Wiggins, J. S. (Ed.). (1996). The Five-Factor Model of Personality: Theoretical Perspectives. New York: Guilford Publications. Intelligence: Brody, N. (1992). Intelligence (2nd ed.). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. Campbell, L., Campbell, B., & Dickinson, D. (2004). Teaching and Learning Through Multiple Intelligences (3rd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Chamorro-Premuzic, T., & Furnham, A. (2005). Personality and Intellectual Competence Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Cianciolo, A. T., & Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Intelligence: A Brief History. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers. Cooper, C. (1999). Intelligence and Abilities. London: Routledge. Flynn, J. R. (2009). What Is Intelligence? Beyond the Flynn Effect. New York: Cambridge University Press. Fraser, S. (Ed.). (1995). The Bell Curve Wars: Race, Intelligence, and the Future of America. New York: Basic Books. Gardner, H. (2006). Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice. New York: Basic Books. Goleman, D. P. (1997). Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Books. Herrnstein, R. J., & Murray, C. (1996). The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life. New York: Free Press. Jensen, A. R. (1998). The g Factor: The Science of Mental Ability. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. Miele, F. (2004). Intelligence, Race, and Genetics: Conversations with Arthur R. Jensen. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Neisser, U. (Ed.). (1998). The Rising Curve: Long-Term Gains in IQ and Related Measures. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Salovey, P., & Sluyter, D. J. (Eds.). (1997). Emotional Development and Emotional Intelligence: Educational Implications. New York: Basic Books. Wyer, Jr., R. S., & Srull, T. K. (Eds.). (1989). Social Intelligence and Cognitive Assessments of Personality (Advances in Social Cognition, Vol. 2). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Motivation: Beck, R. C. (2004). Motivation: Theories and Principles (5th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Deckers, L. (2009). Motivation: Biological, Psychological, and Environmental (3rd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Franken, R. E. (2007). Human Motivation (6th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Higher Education. Gollwitzer, P. M., & Bargh, J. A. (Eds.). (1996). The Psychology of Action: Linking Cognition and Motivation to Behavior. New York: Guilford Publications. Higgins, E. T., & Sorrentino, R. M. (Eds.). (1990). Handbook of Motivation and Cognition: Volume 2. Foundations of Social Behavior. New York: Guilford Publications. Petri, H. L., & Govern, J. M. (2004). Motivation: Theory, Research, and Applications (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth. Reeve, J. (2008). Understanding Motivation and Emotion (5th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Sorrentino, R. M., & Higgins, E. T. (Eds.). (1986). Handbook of Motivation and Cognition: Volume 1. Foundations of Social Behavior. New York: Guilford Publications. Biological Bases of Personality: Canli, T. (2006). Biology of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Guilford Publications. Plomin, R., & McClearn, G. E. (Eds.). (1996). Nature, Nurture, and Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Rowe, D. C. (1994). The Limits of Family Influence: Genes, Experience, and Behavior. New York: Guilford Publications. Other Topics in Personality Psychology: Ackerman, P. L., Kyllonen, P. C., & Roberts, R. D. (Eds.). (1999). Learning and Individual Differences: Process, Trait, and Content Determinants. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Bornstein, R. F. (1993). The Dependent Personality. New York: Guilford Publications. Cervone, D., & Shoda, Y. (Eds.). (1999). The Coherence of Personality: Social-Cognitive Bases of Consistency, Variability, and Organization. New York: Guilford Publications. Corr, P. J., & Matthews, G. (Eds.). (2009). The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press. Dutton, D. G. (2007). The Abusive Personality: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Publications. Dweck, C. S. (1999). Self-Theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development. Philadephia, PA: Psychology Press. Eliasz, A., Hampson, S. E., & de Raad, B. (Eds.). (2005). Advances in Personality Psychology (Vol. 2). Philadephia, PA: Psychology Press. Furnham, A. (2007). Personality and Intelligence at Work: Exploring and Explaining Individal Differences at Work. Philadephia, PA: Psychology Press. Smythe, W. E. (Ed.). (1998). Toward a Psychology of Persons. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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