The diversity of approaches to personality research makes the
integration of the latest findings a challenging goal. In the first
volume of the series, the editors and contributors offer their view of
the field of personality as an integrative discipline. They propose that
personality may be studied either in terms of distinctive characteristic
behavior patterns or psychological processes-but analyzed within an
integrated and unifying framework. Initial chapters address general
issues, especially the relationship between biological and personality
variables. Subsequent chapters cover traits of personality and behavior
on a variety of levels, including the processes of attention and memory,
processes of inferences, and complex social behavior. The book presents
theoretical and empirical evidence on neural reactivity and its relation
to individual differences in personality, and explores the connection
between the biological mechanisms of personality with cognitive,
affective, and social systems of individual functioning. "It is my firm
conviction that this volume . . . is a stimulating book that represents
an important contribution to the field. Therefore it gives me great
pleasure to recommend this volume to fellow researchers, teachers, and
students as an advanced text in courses on personality and social
psychology." From the Foreword by Andrzej Eliasz, Rector, Warsaw School
of Social Sciences and Humanities From the reviews "[T]his book offers
a good mix of philosophical chapters on the biology of personality and
some interesting chapters on intra- and inter-individual differences in
some classic social psychological constructs." Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
in Personality and Individual Differences "Novel ideas that interface
the fields of neuroscience, neuropsychology, and cognitive science with
the traditional areas of personality theory and assessment.
Groundbreaking and engaging. This volume will be of value to scientists
and practitioners interested in broadening their paradigms for
understanding personality, mind, and brain." Antonio E. Puente,
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
