Personality Psychology: Understand Yourself and Others

by Jean M. Twenge

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For courses in Personality Psychology

A modern approach to personality that harnesses students’ curiosity about themselves and their peers
Personality Psychology: Understanding Yourself and Others presents an up-to-date overview of arguably the most interesting and relevant subfield in psychology for today’s undergraduate students. Committed to teaching students about personality psychology as well as about life itself, authors Jean Twenge and W. Keith Campbell address students’ most pressing questions about friendship, relationships, health, happiness, and more. Designed to appeal to today’s students — who are enmeshed in online networks and fascinated by their own personalities — Personality Psychology presents theory and research in a fashion that is both engaging and accessible, with plenty of opportunities for students to share their opinions and explore their own experiences.

Personality Psychology: Understanding Yourself and Others is also available via REVEL™, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

512 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2017

About the author

Dr. Twenge frequently gives talks and seminars on teaching and working with today’s young generation based on a dataset of 11 million young people. Her audiences have included college faculty and staff, high school teachers, military personnel, camp directors, and corporate executives. Her research has been covered in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, and The Washington Post, and she has been featured on Today, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Fox and Friends, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, and National Public Radio.

She holds a BA and MA from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. She lives in San Diego with her husband and three daughters.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good textbook. Tries to interact with people my age and be funny, and it actually works. It's not super cringey humor. Overall, easy to read and to study. I liked it. Minus one star because of the pain the teacher put me through.

[Syn :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best textbook that I've "had" to read for a class. Very entertaining and informative, as all learning should be. :) 10/10 recommend.