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Great Myths of Personality teaches critical thinking skills and key concepts of personality psychology through the discussion of popular myths and misconceptions.
Introduction
Myth #1: Situational Factors Overwhelm Personality When Predicting Behavior
Myth #2: Personality Measures Do Not Predict Consequential Outcomes (Like Health, Wealth, and Divorce) Well Enough to Be Useful
Myth #3: There is a Single Gene for a Single Personality Trait
Myth #4: Evolutionary Perspectives Are Not Relevant for Personality
Myth #5: People Come in Discrete Personality Types
Myth #6: Personality Is Too Complicated to Be Measured
Myth #7: Personality Measures Can Be Faked So They Are Not Valid
Myth #8: The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator Is the Best Approach for Assessing Personality
Myth #9: Projective Tests Are the Best Approach for Measuring Personality
Myth #10: Unstructured Interviews are the Best Approach for Measuring Personality
Myth #11: Most Personality Quizzes in Magazines and on Websites Provide Accurate Information About Your Personality
Myth #12: Personality Traits Do Not Have Much Consistency Across the Life Span
Myth #13: Personality Is Completely Stable (or Set Like Plaster) After Age 30
Myth #14: Traumatic Life Events Dramatically Reshape Personality
Myth #15: Adolescence Is the Most Significant Period of Personality Development
Myth #16: Birth Order Is an Important Influence on Personality
Myth #17: Parenting Practices Are the Major Source of Personality Differences
Myth #18: Happiness Is Completely Determined by Situational Factors
Myth #19: Happiness Is Unrelated to Major Life Events
Myth #20: Happiness Results Primarily From Person–Environment Fit
Myth #21: There Is a 3-to-1 Positivity-to-Negativity Ratio for Flourishing
Myth #22: Personality Trait Similarity Matters for Romantic Relationships
Myth #23: Spouses Are Especially Similar in Terms of Personality Traits or Spouses Have Complementary Personality Traits
Myth #24: High Self-Esteem and Narcissism Are the Same Attribute
Myth #25: Perceptions of National Character Reflect “Real” Group Differences
Myth #26. Personality Is Radically Different From Culture to Culture
Myth #27: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (Men and Women Have Dramatically Different Personalities)
Myth #28: Clinicians Can’t Treat Personality Disorders
Index
Περιγραφή
Great Myths of Personality teaches critical thinking skills and key concepts of personality psychology through the discussion of popular myths and misconceptions.