Chapter 1: Introduction to Personality Psychology Personality Defined Personality Is the Set of Psychological Traits...And Mechanisms...Within the Individual...That Are Organized and Relatively Enduring...And That Influence...His or Her Interactions with...And Adaptations to...The EnvironmentThree Levels of Personality Analysis Human NatureIndividual and Group DifferencesIndividual UniquenessA Fissure in the Field Grand Theories of PersonalityContemporary Research in PersonalitySix Domains of Knowledge about Human Nature Dispositional DomainBiological DomainIntrapsychic DomainCognitive-Experiential DomainSocial and Cultural DomainAdjustment DomainThe Role of Personality Theory Standards for Evaluating Personality Theories Is There a Grand Ultimate and True Theory of Personality? |