The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences
ISBN-10
1119057477
ISBN-13
9781119057475
Category
Individual differences
Language
English
Published
2020
Author
Bernardo J. Carducci

Description

"Gordon Allport was an American psychologist, largely credited with the development of personality psychology. Allport is particularly known for the development of his trait theory of personality. With a strong religious and moral upbringing, Allport had a strong desire to integrate the scientific approach of psychology with a desire to better society, and advance the field of social ethics. In his trait theory, Allport argued that our behavior was determined by enduring qualities that could be measured, known as traits"--

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