Personality

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The Personality Project :

  - A guide for those interested in personality theory and research, including readings, abstracts, and links, maintained by Bill Revelle at NWU.
Clear Direction :

- Provides personal and professional profiles based on the theories of Axiology.
The Dimensions of Human Space :

- Theoretical paper on personality type, organizational form, and the structure of human consciousness.
Great Ideas in Personality :

- This website deals with scientific research programs on the psychology of personality.
Gregorc Associates :

- Training, consulting and publishing firm directed by Dr. Anthony F. Gregorc, the creator of the Mind Styles Model; originator of the four style types: Concrete Sequential (CS), Abstract Sequential (AS), Abstract Random (AR) and Concrete Random (CR); and the developer of the Gregorc Style Delineator.
International Personality Item Pool :

- a collaborative effort of personality researchers to develop advanced measures of individual differences.
Laboratory of Personality and Cognition :

- The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Laboratory of Personality and Cognition, headed by Paul T. Costa.
The Peer Nomination Project :

- Explores the discrepancies between self-report and informant measures in the assessment of personality and personality disorders.
Personal Construct Psychology :

- Description of a constructivist system of psychology developed by George Kelly.
Personality and Consciousness :

- Personality theories, processes and disorders. Maslow, Freud, Jung, Adler, Rogers, Skinner. Quotations, descriptions of work, links.
Personality Theories :

- E-text designed for courses in personality theories, addressing psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic schools of thought, by Dr. C. George Boeree, Psychology Department, Shippensburg University.
Personality theory on Horney's Role of Narcissism :

- Novel approach to personality testing by A.M. Benis, M.D., based on the "genetic" traits of narcissism, perfectionism and aggression.
Perspectives :

- Existential theory of personality, including an outline of seven common personal perspectives on the world and a number of phenomenological sketches.
Psychobiography :

- A scholarly resource for psychobiography. Contents include an annotated bibliography of psychobiographical research, articles, and links.
Ptypes :

- A comprehensive and systematic classification of 16 personality types. Criteria and links to pages about persons within each personality group.
Revelle.net :

- Prof Revelle's (Northwestern University) site covers personal and individual differences research.
Risktaking.co.uk :

- An introduction to the psychology of risk-taking behavior, focusing upon the personality profiles associated with high-risk sports and health-risk behaviors.
Riverside Accuracy Project :

- The Riverside Accuracy Project investigates the determinants of accurate personality judgments of others.
A Science Odyssey: That's My Theory! :

- In this gameshow by the Public Broadcasting System, readers try to guess the identities of three major personality theorists.
Self-Determination Theory :

- Research-based theory of human motivation and personality in social contexts. Includes researcher profiles, reference lists, selected articles for download in PDF, and research questionnaires and scoring instructions.
St. Mary's University Blume Library: Personality Tests and Resources :

- A gateway of psychology links to Myers-Briggs-related tests, online tests, and other information on personality research.
Temperament.com :

- Temperamental individuality in infants, children and adults. Research and practical information about temperamental characteristics in research and practice.
Theories of Personality :

- Outlines for quick reference on the theories of Adler, Erikson, Existential, Freud, Jung, Maslow, Rank, Rogers.
Walter Mischel - Inconsistencies in Personality :

- An article arguing that people's personalities are not as stable as many believe.
What's in a Face :

- Psychology study exploring the relationships between personality, facial expressions and lasting facial features.