Introduction to personality psychology |  |
Learning ObjectivesUpon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
| Define personality and understand each of the elements of the definition of personality. |
| Describe and provide examples of the three levels of personality analysis. |
| Describe the fissure in the field of personality psychology between studies designed to investigate human nature analysis and studies designed to investigate individual and group differences. |
| Describe and understand how a focus on domains of knowledge may bridge the fissure in contemporary personality psychology. |
| Describe and be familiar with the six domains of knowledge in personality psychology. |
| Discuss the three key purposes of scientific theories, and be able to distinguish theories from beliefs. |
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