{"product_id":"the-person-a-new-introduction-to-personality-psychology","title":"The Person: A New Introduction to Personality Psychology","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe latest edition of a leading and engaging discussion of personality psychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the newly revised, sixth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Person: A New Introduction to Personality Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an engaging and personal introduction to personality science as it is currently expressed in contemporary research and theory and in the context of specific individual lives. The authors show how cutting edge research and theory help us understand the complex dynamics of real human lives, including the life of the reader. They also present a developmental perspective from which to understand personality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book includes the presentation of 29 individual case studies of well-known personalities, from Lady Gaga to Charles Darwin, each of which illustrates a key area or idea in personality psychology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the development of personality from the display of infantile temperament traits through the evolution of a person's life goals, values, and integrative stories that we construct and internalize to make narrative sense of our lives, \u003ci\u003eThe Person\u003c\/i\u003e also includes: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thoroughly engaging story about what it means to be a good person and how people are different from one another \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprehensive explorations of the latest research in personality science as applied to case studies of contemporary and historical persons \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of how both human evolution and human culture shape our lives \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA literate and compelling style that engages the reader in a personal relationship with the authors \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Perfect for undergraduate students of personality psychology, \u003ci\u003eThe Person: A New Introduction to Personality Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e will aso benefit non-psychology majors and a broad audience of students and laypeople with an interest in what makes different personalities unique and interesting.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939495182567,"sku":"9781119705062","price":108.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_6a0c7629-57ac-42a6-b144-866b3d25abd7.jpg?v=1775106805","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-person-a-new-introduction-to-personality-psychology","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}