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Chapter 14
Canadian Connections to Research in this Chapter
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In B. K. Doane & K. E. Livingston, The limbic system. New York,
NY: Raven Press. (Memorial University of Newfoundland: http://www.mun.ca/)
C. Stark-Adamec received the Canadian Psychological Association Award
for Outstanding Contribution to the Application of Psychology to Human
Problems in 1989.
Ellenberger, H. F. (1972). The story of "Anna O": A critical
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Sciences, 8, 267-279. (University of Montreal: http://www.umontreal.ca)
Jackson, D. N., Ashton, M. E., Tomes, J. L. (1996). The six-factor model
of personality: Facets from the Big Five. Personality and Individual
Differences, 21, 391-402. (University of Western Ontario: http://www.uwo.ca/)
Jackson, D. N., Paunonen, S. V., Fraboni, M., & Goffin, R. D. (1996).
Five-factor versus six-factor model of personality structure. Personality
and Individual Differences, 20, 33-45. (University of Western Ontario:
http://www.uwo.ca/)
D. N. Jackson received the Canadian Psychological Association Award
for Outstanding Contribution to the Application of Psychology to Human
Problems in 1986.
Jang, K. L., Livesley, W. J., & Vernon, P. A. (1996). Heritability of
the Big Five personality dimensions and their facets: A twin study. Journal
of Personality, 64, 577-591. (University of British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)
K. L. Jang received the President's New Research Award from the Canadian
Psychological Association in 1998.
Lefcourt, H. M. (1966). Internal versus external control of reinforcement:
A review. Psychological Bulletin, 65, 206-220. (University of
Waterloo: http://www.uwaterloo.ca/)
Lefcourt, H. M. (1992). Durability and impact of the locus of control
construct. Psychological Bulletin, 65, 206-220. (University of
Waterloo: http://www.uwaterloo.ca/)
Snow, W. G., & Weinstock, J. (1990). Sex differences among
non-brain-damaged adults on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales: A
review of the literature. Journal of Clinical and Experimental
Neuropsychology, 12, 873-886. (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,
Toronto: http://www.sunnybrook.utoronto.ca:8080/README.html)
Vernon, P. A., Jang, K. L., Harris, J. A., & McCarthy, J. M. (1997).
Environmental predictors of personality differences: A twin and sibling
study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 177-183.
(University of Western Ontario: http://www.uwo.ca/)
Wiggins, J. S. (Ed.). (1996). The five-factor model of personality:
Theoretical perspectives. New York, NY: Guilford Press. (University of
British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)
Wiggins, J. S., & Trapnell, P. D. (1997). Personality structure: The
return of the Big Five. In R. Hogan, J. A. Johnson, & S. Briggs
(Eds.), Handbook of personality psychology. San Diego, CA: Academic
Press. (University of British Columbia: http://www.ubc.ca/)
Weblinks
- The
Official Abraham Maslow Publications Site
- Information on books, articles, and audiovisual materials by or
about Abraham Maslow.
- Personality
and Consciousness
- Search for books or information by theorist’s name. Links to
more information on each theorist also exist on this Web site.
- Freud
Museum London
- The homepage for a museum dedicated to Sigmund Freud and his work.
Learn about Freud’s life and research, or link to other
publications about his theories.
- Concepts
of Person, Self, Personal Identity: Bibliography and Texts
- A great reference to online texts and bibliographies, journals,
associations, and institutions dealing with personal identity.
- Self-Efficacy
- An academic paper examining the general perceived self-efficacy in
14 cultures. The paper introduces the theoretical construct of
self-efficacy, and describes a brief scale designed to measure this
construct at the level of a general personality disposition.
Suggestions for Further Reading
Buss, A. H. (1995). Personality: Temperament, social behaviour, and
the self. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Carver, C. S., & Scheier, M. F. (2000). Perspectives on
personality (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Wiggins, J. S. (Ed.) (1996). The five-factor model of personality:
Theoretical perspectives. New York, NY: Guilford.
Theories of personality, personality testing, and research on the
determinants of personality receive thorough coverage in these texts.
Loehlin, J. C. (1992). Genes and environment in personality
development. London, UK: Sage, 1992.
This brief book explains what is known about the heritability of
personality traits. Topics covered include behaviour genetic research,
the relation of genes and environment to the personality traits
described in the five-factor model of personality, and how evolution has
influenced personality development.
Bandura, A. (1986). Social foundations of thought and action: A social
cognitive theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
In this book, Bandura presents his account of social cognition and
social behaviour, which is derived from the behaviour-analytic tradition
and cognitive psychology.
Freud, S. (1957). General introduction to psychoanalysis (J.
Riviere, Trans.). New York, NY: Permabooks.
Jones, E. (1953). The life and work of Sigmund Freud. New York,
NY: Basic Books.
The best resource on Freud's theories of personality is Freud
himself. Jones provides an interesting discussion of Freud's life as
well as of his writings.
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