{"product_id":"personality-assessment-psychology-revivals-philip-e-vernon-9780415716482","title":"Personality Assessment (Psychology Revivals): A Critical Survey","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1964, the aim of this book was to analyse the psychological processes involved in understanding personality, and to consider how the psychologist could help in making more accurate assessments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Vernon discusses in detail the scientific status of psychoanalytic and other 'depth' theories of motivation, the value of different types of psychotherapeutic treatment and counselling, the influence of upbringing on the development of personality, and the effectiveness of projective techniques. He also examines the reasons for the highly variable results obtained with personality tests and questionnaires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as providing a balanced review of theories of personality and of various types of test, this work made a fresh contribution to developing improved techniques of assessment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip E. Vernon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415716489\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415716482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Philip E. Vernon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086346924287,"sku":"9780415716482","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c8050f0-e19f-4c1c-990b-790d415a21cd.jpg?v=1769094170","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/personality-assessment-psychology-revivals-philip-e-vernon-9780415716482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}