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personality theory

3 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.

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Hans Eysenck

German-British psychologist who developed the PEN model of personality (Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism) and was the most controversial psychologist of his generation for his work on IQ and race.

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Book

Introduction to Personality and Psychotherapy

Joseph Rychlak's 1973 textbook presenting a comprehensive survey of personality theories from behaviorism to humanism, structured around his argument for teleological explanation in psychology.

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Philip Corr

British psychologist who has worked on Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) — a neurobiological account of personality based on Gray's BIS/BAS systems.

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