An undergraduate text explaining and comparing various theories of personality. Chapters cover the conflict, fulfillment, and consistency models; methods in the field; analyses of core considerations; behaviorism; social learning theory; and applications. Includes an appendix of theoretical summaries, and a glossary. This sixth edition features a simplified writing style and vocabulary; a new chapter on the author’s metatheory of personality; and separate chapters on each theory. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.