Personality Texts

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Here you will find links to many textbooks on personality, abnormal psychology, and tests and measurements. It is hoped that these materials will help instructors and students find appropriate texts for their courses. Because the primary aim of this website is to cultivate interest, not to generate income, all revenues are deposited directly into the bank account of
Haiti Outreach Pwoje Espwa (H.O.P.E.), an all-volunteer, non-sectarian nonprofit organization in Rochester, New York that provides health, education, and economic assistance in solidarity with the 40,000 residents of Borgne, Haiti. Also of interest are the Personality Books on research programs covered herein and the on-line resources from Personality Courses.
 

 

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Personality Readings

Friedman, H. S., & Schustack, M. W. (Eds.; 2001). Readings in personality: Classic theories and modern research. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (
Paperback: $59.00)

Funder, D. C., & Ozer, D. J. (Eds.; 2004). Pieces of the personality puzzle: Readings in theory and research (3rd ed.) New York: Norton. (Paperback: $47.60)

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Personality Research

Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Personality psychology: The science of individuality. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (
Paperback: $110.00)

Caprara, G. V., & Cervone, D. (2000). Personality: Determinants, dynamics, and potentials. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $36.99) (Hardback: $95.00)

Carver, C. S., & Scheier, M. F. (2000). Perspectives on personality (5th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Hardback: $109.60)

Cloninger, S. C. (2003). Theories of personality: Understanding persons (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Hardback: $109.33)

Cooper, C. (2002). Individual differences (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $35.00)

Feshbach, S., Weiner, B., & Bohart, A. (1996). Personality (4th ed.). Lexington, MA: Heath. (Hardback: $108.76)

Fadiman, J., & Frager, R. (1998). Personality and personal growth (5th ed.). New York: Prentice Hall. (Hardback: $106.67)

Friedman, H. S., & Schustack, M. W. (2005). Personality: Classic theories and modern research (3rd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Hardback: $95.60)

Funder, D. C. (2004). The personality puzzle (3rd ed.). New York: Norton. (Hardback: $83.80)

Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2004). Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. (Hardback: $105.00)

Liebert, R. M., & Spiegler, M. D. (1998). Personality: Strategies and issues (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. (Paperback: $116.95)

Maddi, S. R. (2001). Personality theories: A comparative analysis (6th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. (Paperback: $59.95)

Matthews, G., Deary, I. J., & Whiteman, M. C. (2003). Personality traits (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $30.00) (Hardback: $85.00)

Mayer, F. S., & Sutton, K. (1996). Personality: An integrative approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Hardback: $92.00)

McAdams, D. P. (2005). The person: A new introduction to personality psychology (4th ed.). New York: Wiley. (Paperback: $77.95)

Mischel, W. (2003). Introduction to personality: Toward an integration (7th ed.). New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $110.95)

Pervin, L. A., Cervone, D., & John, O. P. (2004). Personality: Theory and research (9th ed.). New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $105.95)

Phares, E. J., & Chaplin, W. F. (1997). Introduction to personality (4th ed.). New York: Longman. (Hardback: $131.33)

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Personality Theory

Feist, J., & Feist, G. J. (2001). Theories of personality (5th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. (
Paperback: $100.63)

Hall, C. S., Lindzey, G., & Campbell, J. B. (1998). Theories of personality (4th ed.). New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $93.95)

Hergenhahn, B. R., & Olson, M. H. (2002). An introduction to theories of personality (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Hardback: $111.00)

Monte, C. F., & Sollod, R. N. (2003). Beneath the mask: An introduction to theories of personality (7th ed.). New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $95.36)

Nye, R. D. (1999). Three psychologies: Perspectives from Freud, Skinner, and Rogers (6th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. (Paperback: $32.95)

Ryckman, R. M. (2003). Theories of personality (8th ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. (Hardback: $97.95)

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Personality Topics

Buss, D. M. (2003). Evolutionary psychology: The new science of the mind (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (
Hardback: $80.00)

Cervone, D. P., & Shoda, Y. (Eds.; 1999). The coherence of personality: Social-cognitive bases of consistency, variability, and organization. New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $52.50)

Derlega, V. J., Winstead, B. A., & Jones, W. H. (Eds.; 2004). Personality: Contemporary theory and research (3rd ed.). New York: Wadsworth. (Paperback: $70.95)

Hogan, R., Johnson, J., & Briggs, S. (Eds.; 1997). Handbook of personality psychology. San Diego, CA: Academic. (Paperback: $120.95) (Hardback: $198.95)

Pervin, L. A. (2005). Current controversies and issues in personality (3rd ed.). New York: Wiley. (Paperback: $59.95)

Pervin, L. A., & John, O. P. (Eds., 1999). Handbook of personality: Theory and research (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $44.00) (Hardback: $80.00)

Shaffer, D. R. (2004). Social and personality development (5th ed.). New York: Wadsworth. (Hardback: $108.95)

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Psychopathology

Alloy, L. B., Riskind, J. H., & Manos, M. J. (2004). Abnormal psychology: Current perspectives (9th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. (
Hardback: $108.95)

Barlow, D. H. (Ed., 2001). Clinical handbook of psychological disorders: A step-by-step treatment manual (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford. (Hardback: $70.00)

Barlow, D. H., & Durand, V. M. (2004). Abnormal psychology: An integrative approach (4th ed.). New York: Wadsworth. (Paperback: $70.95) (Hardback: $117.95)

Butcher, J. N., Mineka, S., & Hooley, J. M. (2003). Abnormal psychology (12th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Hardback: $115.20)

Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., & Mineka, S. (2001). Fundamentals of abnormal psychology and modern life. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Paperback: $92.00)

Davidson, G. C., Neale, J. M., & Kring, A. M. (2003). Abnormal psychology (9th ed.). New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $111.95)

Halgin, R. P. (2004). Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial issues in abnormal psychology (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. (Paperback: $24.69)

Lilienfeld, S. O. (1994). Seeing both sides: Classic controversies in abnormal psychology. New York: Wadsworth. (Paperback: $61.95)

Lilienfeld, S. O. (1998). Looking into abnormal psychology: Contemporary readings. New York: Wadsworth. (Paperback: $57.95)

Lilienfeld, S. O., Lynn, S. J., & Lorr, J. M. (Eds., 2003). Science and pseudoscience in clinical psychology. New York: Guilford. (Paperback: $25.00) (Hardback: $48.00)

Meyer, R. G. (2002). Case studies in abnormal behavior (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Paperback: $59.00)

Millon, T. (2004). Masters of the mind: Exploring the story of mental illness from ancient times to the new millennium. New York: Wiley. (Hardback: $23.07)

Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (1997). Clashing views on abnormal psychology. Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill. (Paperback: $26.30)

Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2003). Abnormal psychology (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. (Hardback: $100.04)

Sarason, I. G., & Sarason, B. R. (2004). Abnormal psychology: The problem of maladaptive behavior (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. (Hardback: $113.67)

Seligman, M. E. P., Walker, E. F., & Rosenhan, D. L. (2001). Abnormal psychology (4th ed.). New York: Norton. (Hardback: $116.45)

Strange, P. G. (1992). Brain biochemistry and brain disorders. New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $39.95)

Vitkus, J. (2003). The McGraw-Hill casebook for abnormal psychology (5th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. (Paperback: $44.38)

Wenar, C., & Kerig, P. (1999). Developmental psychopathology (4th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. (Paperback: $62.57) (Hardback: $95.90)

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Tests and Measurements

Aiken, L. R. (2002). Psychological testing and assessment
(11th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Hardback: $116.40)

Anastasi, A. & Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological testing (7th ed.). New York: Macmillan. (Hardback: $117.33)

Borsboom, D. (2005). Measuring the mind: Conceptual issues in contemporary psychometrics. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Hardback: $75.00)

Converse, J. M., & Presser, S. (1986). Survey questions: Handcrafting the standardized questionnaire. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. (Paperback: $16.95)

DeVellis, R. F. (2003). Scale development: Theory and applications. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. (Paperback: $29.95)

Embretson, S. E., & Reise, S. P. (2000). Item response theory for psychologists. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Paperback: $45.00) (Hardback: $99.95)

Friedenberg, L. (1995). Psychological testing: Design, analysis, and use. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Hardback: $69.20)

Gregory, R. J. (2003). Psychological testing: History, principles, and applications (4th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (Hardback: $112.00)

Hambleton, R. K., Swaminathan, H., & Rogers, H. J. (1991). Fundamentals of item response theory. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. (Paperback: $46.95)

Kline, P. (1994). An easy guide to factor analysis. New York: Routledge. (Paperback: $26.95)

Nunnally, J. C., & Bernstein, I. (1994). Psychometric theory (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. (Hardback: $112.19)

Streiner, D. L., & Norman, G. R. (2004). Health measurement scales: A practical guide to their development and use (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. (Paperback: $46.50)

Tourangeau, R., Rips, L. J., & Rasinski, K. (2000). The psychology of survey response. New York: Cambridge University Press. (Paperback: $29.99)

Wilson, M. (2005). Constructing measures: An item response modeling approach. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Hardback: $59.95)

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