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1. "This chapter on personality is the most interesting one we've covered," exclaims Susie. "I used to think that people had a 'personality' or didn't. Now I know that everyone HAS a personality, some are just very different from others. I want to know MORE!" Susie can learn much more than the text can cover in just one chapter, including personality theory and research, information about scholarly societies and graduate training programs, and links to other interesting sites that have examples of personality and abilities tests at Northwestern University's "The Personality Project—Overview." She can also read about different scientific research programs in personality psychology and can take personality tests at Dr. G. Scott Acton's "Great Ideas in Personality."

http://personality-project.org/
http://www.personalityresearch.org/

2. "What's it like to take a personality test?" Amy asked Professor Arkin. "Well, the experience is different for different people—some enjoy taking the tests and learning more about themselves and other people either don't enjoy the process or don't enjoy learning more about themselves. It also depends on the test." Amy can see for herself by going to Queendom where she can sample many different tests. She can get an idea of what it's like to take some of the tests without having to buy anything, and she should be cautioned that when psychologists actually administer tests they do so using standardized procedures—so she should do this for fun and not take it too seriously:

http://queendom.com/

3. After reading about Freud and his personality theory, Richard was impressed. Even though he understands many of the criticisms of the theory, he still wants to know more. He can delve into Freud's ideas about dreams and personality, and other aspects of Freud's theory and he can take a virtual tour of Freud's London home at these sites:

http://www.psywww.com/books/interp/toc.htm
http://www.freud.org.uk/

4. Heinrich is fascinated by psychoanalytic theory. He wants to know more about it and how it is applied to life today. He can go to the American Psychoanalytic Association to learn more about the history and current application of psychoanalysis for children, adolescents, and adults. He can also read about psychoanalytic research, and facts about psychoanalysis and homophobia as well as other social applications of psychoanalysis:

http://www.apsa.org/AboutPsychoanalysis/tabid/202/Default.aspx
http://www.apsa.org/

5. "I know there's a limit to what can be covered in one chapter in an Introductory Psychology text," says Connie. "I want to find an e-text where I can explore more theories about personality." Connie can do just that at the website of Dr. C. George Boeree from the Psychology Department of Shippensburg University. This site examines numerous theories of personality, from Sigmund Freud's famous psychoanalysis to Viktor Frankl's logotherapy and includes biographies, basic terms and concepts, assessment methods and therapies, discussions and anecdotes, plus references for further reading:

http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/perscontents.html







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