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1 online resource |
Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- References -- About the Editors -- Section Editors -- Contributors -- A -- Abandonment -- Abashment -- Abator -- Ability -- Ability Traits -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Cattellś Model of Intelligence -- g vs. Primary Abilities -- Gardnerś Multiple Intelligences Theory -- Other Theories -- Conclusions -- Cross-References -- References -- Abnormal Psychology -- Absenteeism -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Causes for Absences -- Consequences of Absenteeism -- Solutions to Absenteeism -- Conclusion -- Cross-References -- References |
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Absolute Agreement -- Absolute Perfectionism -- Absorption -- Definition -- Experience of Absorption -- Related Constructs -- Historical Basis -- Cross-References -- References -- Abuse -- Academic Performance -- Academic Self-Concept -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Multidimensionality -- Measurement of Academic Self-Concept -- Academic Self-Description Questionnaires -- Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents and Children -- Important Findings and Advances in ASC Research -- Competency and Affective Components -- Domain Specificity -- Reciprocal Effects -- Frame of Reference |
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Interrelatedness -- Gender and Age Differences -- Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect (BFLPE) -- Conclusion -- Further Research -- Cross-References -- References -- Academic/Epistemic Curiosity -- Acceptance -- Accidents and Injuries -- Accommodation -- Accord -- Accountability -- Achievement (Need for) -- Achievement Dispositions -- Achievement Goals -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Achievement Goal Conceptualizations -- Consequences of Achievement Goals -- Antecedents of Achievement Goals -- Achievement Goal Operationalization -- Conclusion -- Cross-References -- References |
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Achievement Motivation -- Achievement Motives -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Need for Achievement -- Work Mastery and Competitiveness -- Fear of Failure -- Implicit Versus Explicit Measures -- Conclusion -- Cross-References -- References -- Achievement Task Values -- Achievement Values -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- History of Achievement Values -- Developmental Changes in Achievement Values -- Applications of Achievement Values -- Measurement of Achievement Values -- Conclusion -- Cross-References -- References -- Acid -- Ackerman, Robert |
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Early Life and Educational Background -- Professional Career -- Research Interests -- Selected Bibliography -- Acklin, Marvin W. -- Early Life and Educational Background -- Professional Career -- Research Interests -- Selected Bibliography -- Aconscious -- Acoustic Startle -- Acquiescent Responding -- Conclusion -- References -- Acquired Drive -- Acting Out (Defense Mechanism) -- Synonyms -- Definition -- Introduction -- Acting Out and Psychoanalytic Therapy -- Acting Out and Transference -- The Shifting Meaning of Acting Out -- Acting Out and Projective Identification -- Acting Out and Enactment |
Summary |
This Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of individual differences within the domain of personality, with major sub-topics including assessment and research design, taxonomy, biological factors, evolutionary evidence, motivation, cognition and emotion, as well as gender differences, cultural considerations, and personality disorders. It is an up-to-date reference for this increasingly important area and a key resource for those who study intelligence, personality, motivation, aptitude and their variations within members of a group |
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Personality -- Encyclopedias
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Individual differences -- Encyclopedias
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Individual differences
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Personality
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Personalitat.
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Diferències individuals.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopédies.
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Llibres electrònics.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Zeigler-Hill, Virgil.
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Shackelford, Todd K. (Todd Kennedy), 1971-
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ISBN |
9783319246123 |
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3319246127 |
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