Psychology Press

Personality: A Cognitive Approach

cover of Personality

By Jo Brunas-Wagstaff

Series: Psychology Focus 

  • List Price: $17.95
  • ISBN: 978-0-415-16305-7
  • Published by: Routledge
  • Publication Date: 05/07/1998
  • Pages: 184
  • Trim Size: 216X138
  • Binding(s): Hardback | Paperback
  • Lecturers/Professors only: request inspection copy

About the Book

Are individual differences best explained in terms of nature (biology/genetics) or nurture (upbringing)? Do we have 'free will'? Is personality a result of differences in cognition or differences in temperament? Personality: A Cognitive Approach touches on a number of controversies in academic psychology, and provides a broad and integrated view of individual differences psychology in a concise yet academically rigorous overview of relevant theories and research.

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