Taking sides. Clashing views in personality psychology /
Clashing views in personality psychology Personality psychology
selected, edited, and with introductions by Laurel C. Newman [and] Randy J. Larsen
- New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011
- xxvi, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Taking sides .
- Taking sides .
Includes bibliographical references
Personality traits -- Biological bases of personality -- Emotion -- Cognitive and psychoanalytic -- Relationships -- Contemporary topics
This debate style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in abnormal psychology. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading psychologists and researchers, reflect a variety of viewpoints and have been selected for their liveliness and substance and because of their value in a debate framework. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. "Taking Sides" readers feature an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites. An online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume