The Personality Puzzle, 9th Edition by David C. Funder – Paperback (ISBN: 9781324060543)

By David C. Funder

The Personality Puzzle, 9th Edition by David C. Funder is a widely used personality psychology textbook that introduces students to the scientific study of personality, individual differences, traits, motives, cognition, emotion, development, biology, genetics, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanistic psychology, culture, and the relationship between persons and situations. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, this edition emphasizes critical thinking, current research, social media applications, and diverse contributions within personality psychology.

Designed for psychology departments, personality psychology courses, behavioral science programs, social science faculty, undergraduate classrooms, university libraries, college bookstores, and institutional procurement teams, this textbook supports course adoption, classroom instruction, student learning, and academic library collections in personality theory and psychological science.

What This Book Does

This textbook helps students understand how psychologists study personality through data, research methods, trait models, biological foundations, psychoanalytic theory, social learning, cognition, emotion, self-concept, culture, development, and real-world behavior. It encourages students to think scientifically about what makes individuals similar, different, stable, changing, predictable, and unique.

Key Features

• Ninth edition of David C. Funder’s major personality psychology textbook
• Published by W. W. Norton & Company for college and university psychology courses
• Covers traits, assessment, research methods, biological bases, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, cognition, emotion, culture, and personality development
• Introduces current scientific research and social media applications relevant to personality psychology
• Highlights the work of underrepresented psychologists in the field
• Strong fit for undergraduate psychology programs, behavioral science departments, college bookstores, and academic libraries

Who Should Use This Book?

• Undergraduate students taking personality psychology courses
• Psychology departments and behavioral science programs
• Faculty teaching personality theory, individual differences, and psychological science
• College bookstores and course-material procurement teams
• University libraries and social science collections
• Institutions purchasing psychology textbooks in bulk for classroom adoption

Why It’s Essential

• Provides a clear and engaging introduction to the science of personality
• Connects classic theories with contemporary research and student-relevant applications
• Supports critical thinking about personality data, assessment, judgment, traits, development, and behavior
• Strong fit for psychology course adoption, social science libraries, and institutional textbook purchasing

A current and accessible personality psychology textbook for undergraduate courses, behavioral science programs, and academic library collections.
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Product Details

• ISBN-13: 9781324060543
• ISBN-10: 1324060549
• Edition: 9th
• Author: David C. Funder
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 582
• Publication Date: July 1, 2024
• Condition: New
• Price: $63.99
• Minimum Order: 5 Copies
• Availability: In Stock

TOC Highlights

• The Study of the Person
• Personality Data and Assessment
• Evaluating Research
• Persons, Situations, and Personality Judgment
• Traits and Types: The Big Five and Beyond
• Personality Stability, Development, and Change
• The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality
• Genetics and Evolution
• Psychoanalysis and Neo-Freudian Approaches
• Behaviorism, Social Learning, Cognition, Emotion, and Culture

FAQs

• Is this the 9th Edition of The Personality Puzzle?
  Yes. This listing is for The Personality Puzzle, 9th Edition by David C. Funder with ISBN 9781324060543.
• Who publishes this textbook?
  The book is published by W. W. Norton & Company.
• Who is this textbook designed for?
  It is designed for undergraduate students, psychology departments, personality psychology courses, behavioral science programs, faculty, and academic libraries.
• What topics does this book cover?
  It covers personality assessment, research methods, personality judgment, traits, the Big Five, development, biology, genetics, psychoanalysis, behaviorism, cognition, emotion, culture, and personality change.
• Is this suitable for institutional and bulk orders?
  Yes. BooksGoat supports bulk purchasing for psychology departments, universities, colleges, bookstores, libraries, and institutional procurement teams.