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Introduction to personality psychology
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Learning Objectives

Upon completing this chapter, you will be able to:

Define personality and understand each of the elements of the definition of personality.

Describe and provide examples of the three levels of personality analysis.

Describe the fissure in the field of personality psychology between studies designed to investigate human nature analysis and studies designed to investigate individual and group differences.

Describe and understand how a focus on domains of knowledge may bridge the fissure in contemporary personality psychology.

Describe and be familiar with the six domains of knowledge in personality psychology.

Discuss the three key purposes of scientific theories, and be able to distinguish theories from beliefs.