Current Directions in Personality Psychology

by Carolyn C. Morf (Editor), Association for Psychological Science (APS), Ozlem Ayduk (Editor)

These timely, cutting-edge articles allow instructors to bring their students real-world perspective—from a reliable source—about today's most current and pressing issues in personality psychology.

Genres: Psychology

213 pages, Paperback

First published June 21, 2004

Reviews

[Michael Kunz]

I'm not sure if this book was meant for non psychology students, and it's almost two decades old at the time of my reading it (thus invalidating the word "Current" in the title), but I decided to read it quickly and see if I get anything out of it. It was interesting to look under the hood at the studies psychologists use to build data. Some of the conclusions seem obvious to laymen -- people who are more empathetic are also more forgiving -- but I guess that's true of most dry scientific texts.

[Kimberly Monroe]

Kind of mediocre. Doesn't add anything more your average freshman text doesn't explain. Good reference for term papers.