Personality

Originally published in 1953 this book provided the first comprehensive account of methods of personality assessment by a British author. Throughout the emphasis is on methods which are usable in educational or vocational guidance and selection, not on methods which are mainly of scientific interest..

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the key personality theorists by combining biographical information on each theorist with his or her contributions to the field, including her or his ranking among the world’s most respected psychologists. In addition, Allen provides a tabular forma..

Originally published in 1977, the aim of this volume was to demonstrate in a concrete way the relevance of some of the most important individual variables for various domains of social behaviour...

Originally published in 1981, this volume presents the domain of personality as a fuzzy set that includes features previously identified with cognitive and social psychology...

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Originally published in 1979, this title represents a summary of 17 years of research centring around the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) and the theory from which the test was derived. Now an integral part of personality testing, including adaptations for use with children, this reissue is a chance t..

The fields of social behaviour and personality had for the most part been studied separately, originally published in 1986, this title was one of the first to consider them together...

The fields of social behaviour and personality had for the most part been studied separately, originally published in 1986, this title was one of the first to consider them together...

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First published in 1951, this title looks at the study of the hand in relation to psychological diagnosis. This book builds on and extends her previous research, including new research studies particularly on children who were termed ‘mentally defective’. It was designed to contribute some new diagn..

First published in 1942, this book was different from anything else written about the psychology of hands. The author had worked amongst apes and monkeys at the zoo, patients in ‘mental hospitals’, and amongst men, women and children. The results of her research are found here where she looks at how..

This milestone text provides a comprehensive overview of the psychology of perfectionism, increasing our understanding of this complex personality disposition and providing a framework for future explorations...