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The web is replete with resources on personality. This page provides annotated links to these resources. Links are divided into the following sections: papers herein, papers elsewhere, websites elsewhere, and reference sources. Within sections, links are organized alphabetically. Related information is often disseminated to professionals through Personality Societies, but visitors have the opportunity to have their questions answered on-line in the Personality FAQ.
 

Google Web Directory: Personality
This page contains numerous links to websites on personality psychology rank-ordered by popularity. By Google.

Open Directory: Personality
This page contains numerous links to websites on personality psychology ordered alphabetically. By the Open Directory Project.

Personality Project
This website links to academic personality resources throughout the internet. By William Revelle.

Personality Psychology: A Systems Framework Approach
This website contains information about personality organized around a systems framework. By John D. Mayer.

Personality Theories
This electronic textbook ("e-text") includes pages on most of the major personality theorists. By C. George Boeree.

Personality Theories: Experimental, Clinical, Correlational
This ongoing project includes concise introductions to the major theories of personality psychology. By students of Mike Jordan.

That's My Theory!
In this gameshow, readers try to guess the identities of three major personality theorists. By the Public Broadcasting System.

Vulnerability and Resistance
This is a summary of current findings on the relations of personality and mental health. By the National Institute of Mental Health.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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AmoebaWeb
This website contains pages with links on numerous topics within psychology. By Douglas Degelman.

Athabasca University Psychology Resources
In this website, one table links to many topics. By Athabasca University Psychology Center.

Encyclopedia of Psychology
This is an interactive list of psychology links with a primarily behaviorist structure. By William Palya.

Social Psychology Network
This website includes profiles of psychologists, message boards, links on many disciplines within psychology, and content related to social psychology. By Scott Plous.

Introduction: Psychology
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By Keith J. Holyoak.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"The Problem of Induction"
This paper concludes, "Popper has argued (I think successfully) that a scientific idea can never be proven true, because no matter how many observations seem to agree with it, it may still be wrong." By Jay Hanson.

"The Scientific Method"
This page of frequently asked questions dicusses why science is "the best way yet discovered for winnowing the truth from lies and delusion." By Bill Latura.

"Why the Earth May Really Be Flat"
This paper uses the classic strategy of conventionalist strategems to save from falsification the hypothesis that the earth is flat. By G. Scott Acton.

Introduction: Philosophy
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By Robert A. Wilson.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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Motivation
This website discusses various theories of motivation, including achievement motivation. By Shikha Sharma.

Self-Determination Theory
This website deals with a prominent approach to human motivation and personality. By Edward L. Deci.

Motivation
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By Peter Shizgal.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"Ethological Attachment Theory: A Great Idea in Personality?"
This paper presents a critical review and evaluation of the (primarily infant) attachment literature. Despite methodological shortcomings in early attachment research, ethological attachment theory is said to eclipse its nearest rivals. By Patricia Pendry.

"Intimate Relationships: Personality Development through Interaction during Early Life"
This paper presents a stage theory of human development from infancy through early adulthood. By Maren Cardillo.

"Attachment"
Here is an outline on infant attachment. By Martha E. Arterberry.

"Multicultural Aspects of Attachment"
This paper discusses attachment in the context of diverse cultures. By Lennox K. Thomas.

Attachment Research Center
This website links to a number of papers on attachment theory. By Juan Carlos Garelli.

EXPERSIM Project
Here you can read about imprinting, and design controlled experiments on the phenomenon. By Gary H. McClelland.

Stonybrook Attachment Theory and Research Website
This website contains much useful material. By Judith Crowell and Everett Bell Waters.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"Controlling Anger--Before It Controls You"
This paper maintains that uncontrolled anger is harmful, and discusses constructive ways to deal with this natural emotion. By the American Psychological Association.

"The Emotional Brain: Lessons from Fear Conditioning"
This paper discusses the work of neuroscientist Joseph E. LeDoux on the biological basis of fear. By Mary Lynn Hendrix.

"James, Aristotle, and Sartre on Emotion"
This page discusses three historically prominent theories of emotion. By Jorge Armony.

"What Is an Emotion?"
Here is the full text of the classic article in Mind. By William James.

"What's Your Emotional Intelligence Quotient?"
This is an article in the Utne Reader. By Daniel Goleman.

Emotion Home Page
This website is very informative. By Jean-Marc Fellous and Eva Hudlicka.

Emotion Links on the Web
This links page is a useful jumping off point. By Galen Bodenhausen.

Emotions and Disease
This is an exhibition offered by the National Library of Medicine.

Emotions and Emotional Intelligence
This website discusses a hot topic in emotion theory. By Cheri A. Young.

Geneva Emotion Research Group
This website on emotion research includes many links. By Tom Johnstone.

Public Speaking-Social Anxiety Center of New York
This is a website on fear of public speaking, social anxiety, stage fright, and shyness. By Charles di Cagno.

Emotions
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By Keith Oatley.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"Genetic Principle of Heredity"
Using dairy cows as an example, this paper discusses the concept of heritability. By EDIS.

"The Nature/Nurture Controversy"
Starting with trivially true examples, this paper makes some nice conceptual points. By Frank Fujita.

"Recent Developments in Human Behavioral Genetics: Past Accomplishments and Future Directions"
This article in the American Journal of Human Genetics summarizes the current state of the field. By Stephanie L. Sherman et al.

"Where Is the Child's Environment? A Group Socialization Theory of Development"
Widely covered in the popular press, this Psychological Review article discusses the finding of behavior geneticists that shared environment (e.g., parents' behavior toward their children) has very little impact on adult personality. By Judith Rich Harris.

Behavior Genetics Association
This organization's website contains useful links.

Electronic Genetics Newsletter
This website contains pages on many topics in human genetics. By Shelly Cummings.

Genes and Behavior
A part of Serendip, this website links to several pages on human behavior genetics. By Paul Grobstein (and others).

Introduction to Genetic Analysis
The National Library of Medicine has made available this free on-line textbook, which provides a thorough introduction to the field of genetics. See especially the chapter on Quantitative Genetics. By Anthony J. F. Griffiths, Jeffrey H. Miller, David T. Suzuki, Richard C. Lewontin, and William M. Gilbart.

Minnesota Twin Family Study
This website describes studies that use the Minnesota Twin Registry.

Modern Genetic Analysis
This is another on-line genetics textbook from the National Library of Medicine. By Anthony J. F. Griffiths, William M. Gelbart, Jeffrey H. Miller, and Richard C. Lewontin.

The Nurture Assumption
This website lists every commentary on the book by Judith Rich Harris--favorable, unfavorable, or mixed--with links to those available online. By Charles S. Harris.

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
This database contains detailed information on human genetics and genetic disorders, with many links. By Victor A. McKusick.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"Behaviorism as a Theory of Personality: A Critical Look"
This paper concludes, "As a result of this critical look at behaviorism, its weaknesses as a comprehensive personality theory are revealed. At the same time, its merits when restricted to certain areas of psychology and treatment of disorders are discussed." By Payal Naik.

"Can Behaviorism Still Apply in the Face of Overwhelming Opposition?"
This paper discusses the cognitive science approach that has been gaining ground on behaviorism in the past three decades. By Eileen Pizzurro.

"Reconciling the Mental and the Behavioral: An Evaluation of Behaviorism"
This paper critiques Skinner's theory of radical behaviorism, which denies the reality of mental processes. By Alissa D. Eischens.

"B. F. Skinner"
This paper is an introduction to Skinner's theory. By C. George Boeree.

"Behaviorism: Skinner and Dennett"
This paper discusses Skinner's attack on mentalism, the appeal to inner psychological phenomena. By Curtis Brown.

"Behaviourism: The Early Years"
This paper is a scholarly introduction to behaviorism. By Robert Wozniak.

"Comparing Brelands' Theory of Instictive Drift to Seligman's Theory of Preparedness"
This paper discusses two approaches to the biological basis of learning. By Sarah Feldstein.

"Learning Theory"
This paper distinguishes behavior analysis, radical behaviorism, mentalism, and methodological behaviorism. By Jay Moore.

"Walden 'U'"
Read about a behaviorally based liberal arts college with striking similarities to on-line courses of instruction. By Bruce A. Thyer.

Classics in the History of Psychology
This website links to classic works on behaviorism by major theorists. By Christopher D. Green.

Features of Classical Conditioning
This explication of classical conditioning contains useful graphs. Reconstructed from a lecture by Robert W. Kentridge.

Operant Conditioning and Behaviorism: An Historical Outline
This is a discussion of the emergence of behaviorism. Reconstructed from a lecture by Robert W. Kentridge.

Positive Reinforcement: A Self-Instructional Exercise
This exercise makes a game of learning about positive reinforcement by positively reinforcing right answers. By Lyle K. Grant.

Psychology with Sociology: Memory Module
This tutorial features classical, operant, and observational learning. By the Center for Advanced Technologies.

Public Broadcasting System
This website introduces the following learning theories: (1) Pavlov, (2) Skinner, (3) Watson.

Theory into Practice Database
This website introduces the following learning theories: (1) Guthrie, (2) Hull, (3) Skinner, (4) Thorndike, (5) Tolman. By Greg Kearsley.

Welcome to the Behaviorist's Diner!
This website contains brief discussions of the educational uses of behaviorism. By Jim Laffey.

Behaviorism
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By Edward Wasserman.

B. F. Skinner's Complete Bibliography
This list of references includes a graph of Skinner's cumulative publication record. By the B. F. Skinner Foundation.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"Albert Bandura"
This paper is an introduction to Bandura's cognitive social theory. By C. George Boeree.

"Dialogue with Aaron T. Beck and Albert Ellis"
This dialogue between two prominent exponents of cognitive therapy took place at the August 2000 meeting of the American Psychological Association. By Michael Fenichel.

"Studying Television Violence: A Research Agenda for the 21st Century"
This is a detailed review of the literature on television violence. By John P. Murray.

Little Criminals
This is a website on child violence, which is believed by some to be caused by observation of violent role models. By PBS.

Observational Learning
This tutorial introduces Bandura's work on observational conditioning of aggression. By John Hummel.

Theory into Practice Database
This website introduces the following learning theories: (1) Bandura, (2) Vygotsky. By Greg Kearsley.

Social Cognition
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By Daniel Gilbert.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"The Evolution of Evolutionary Psychology: From Sociobiology to Evolutionary Psychology"
This paper claims that evolutionary psychology represents an improvement over its forerunner, sociobiology, in that evolutionary psychology does not foreswear the mental, and does not aim to map human nature. By Melissa Seltin.

"All in the Family: Evolutionary Psychology, Sociobiology, and Clinical Phenomena"
This paper discusses why evolutionary psychology should complement rather than replace sociobiology. By James Brody.

"The (Im)moral Animal: A Quick & Dirty Guide to Evolutionary Psychology & the Nature of Human Nature"
This is an article in Skeptic Magazine. By Frank Miele.

"The Origin of Species"
Here is the full text of the classic work. By Charles Darwin.

"Social Evolution and Social Influence: Selfishness, Deception, and Self-Deception"
This is a scholarly discussion of evolutionary psychology. By Mario F. Heilmann.

"Sociobiology"
This paper is an introduction to sociobiological theories. By C. George Boeree.

Center for Evolutionary Psychology
Here you can find "Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer," the authoritative introduction on the web to the field of evolutionary psychology. By Leda Cosmides and John Tooby.

Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems
This website takes an evolutionary approach to cognitive science. By the University of Sussex School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences.

Evolutionary Psychology FAQ
This is a list of freqently asked questions about evolutionary psychology, and their answers. By Edward Hagen.

Evolutionary Psychology for the Common Person
This website includes links and an overview of evolutionary psychology. By William A. Spriggs.

Evolutionist
This website features interviews with David Buss, Richard Dawkins, Derek Freeman, Steven Pinker, and George Williams. By Oliver Curry.

Google Web Directory: Evolutionary Psychology
This page contains numerous links to websites on evolutionary psychology rank-ordered by popularity. See also Sociobiology. By Google.

Human Behavior and Evolution Society
This organization's website has a number of useful links.

Nonzero
This website features a recent book and related articles by a popular writer on evolutionary psychology. By Robert Wright.

Open Directory: Evolutionary Psychology
This page contains numerous links to websites on evolutionary psychology ordered alphabetically. See also Sociobiology. By the Open Directory Project.

Psychology, Culture, and Evolution
This psychologist's website contains pages on a wide range of topics. By Al Cheyne.

Talk.Origins Archive
This website links to a number of papers by various authors on important issues in evolutionary biology.

World of Richard Dawkins
This "unofficial" website contains numerous links related to the work of this evolutionary biologist. By John Catalano.

Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology
These entries in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences are written by leading experts. By R. I. M. Dunbar; Leda Cosmides and John Tooby.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"The Five-Factor Model: Emergence of a Taxonomic Model for Personality Psychology"
This paper discusses the five-factor model and evaluates the model's merits, concluding that it cannot be considered a great theory--not because it is not great--but because it is not a theory. By Nathan C. Popkins.

"The Big Five Taxonomy"
This paper is a review of the Big Five. By Frank Fujita.

"The NEO Five Factor Model and Skimming the Surface of the Wetlands of Personality"
This paper in Psybernetika criticizes the five-factor model on many grounds. By Darek Dawda.

Big Five Quickstart
This website is an introduction to the five-factor model for human resources professionals. By Pierce J. Howard and Jane Mitchell Howard.

Google Web Directory: Five-Factor Model
This page contains numerous links to websites on the five-factor model rank-ordered by popularity. By Google.

International Personality Item Pool: A Scientific Collaboratory for the Development of Advanced Measures of Personality and Other Individual Differences
This website is an attempt to develop "a broad-bandwidth, public-domain personality inventory measuring the lower-level facets of several five-factor models." By Lewis R. Goldberg.

International Personality Item Pool Representation of the NEO-PI-R
Here is a free, on-line, 300-item personality questionnaire that will tell you how you score on the dimensions of the five-factor model and their specific facets. A 50-item Short Form is also available for the five dimensions only. By John A. Johnson.

Open Directory: Five-Factor Model
This page contains numerous links to websites on the five-factor model ordered alphabetically. By the Open Directory Project.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"One Intelligence or Many?--Alternative Approaches to Cognitive Abilities"
This paper discusses two approaches to the study of intellect, one holding that there is only one general intelligence, and the other that there are diverse kinds of intelligence. By Han S. Paik.

How is intelligence related to one's overall life chances?
This figure relates intelligence to job prospects, ease of learning, and overall life chances. By G. Scott Acton.

What are two structural models of g?
This is a discussion of two structural models of intelligence: the hierarchical model and the bifactor model. By G. Scott Acton

"APA Task Force Examines the Knowns and Unknowns of Intelligence"
Here is the official statement on intelligence by the American Psychological Association.

"A Brief Analysis of The Bell Curve"
This paper in Psybernetika reviews some of the challenges to the controversial book, The Bell Curve. By Julian Paul Keenan.

"The Bright Stuff"
Here is an interview with Howard Gardner in CIO Magazine on his theory of multiple intelligences. By Christopher Koch.

"Challenging g-Mania in Intelligence Research"
This paper discusses the utility of considering the lower-level facets of a hierarchical model of intelligence in predicting real-world criteria. By Werner W. Wittmann and Heinz-Martin Süß.

"Mainstream Science on Intelligence"
This article in the Wall Steet Journal summarizes the state of knowledge in the field of intelligence research. By 50 signatories.

"The Philosophy of Intelligence: An Outline of Theories"
This is an overview of several early theories of intelligence. By Deanne Robbins.

"The Role of Intelligence in Modern Society"
This article is a scholarly discussion of intelligence in American Scientist. By Earl Hunt.

"Sensory Discrimination as Related to General Intelligence"
This Intelligence article investigates the relation between the basic information processing functions of sensory discrimination and general intelligence. By G. Scott Acton and David H. Schroeder.

"Skeptic Magazine Interview with Robert Sternberg on The Bell Curve"
The furor over The Bell Curve continues in this interview in Skeptic Magazine. By Frank Miele.

"The Structure of Success in America"
This article in The Atlantic Monthly chronicles the rise of Educational Testing Service, the organization responsible for the SAT, GRE, and other tests. The followup article is called "The Great Sorting." By Nicholas Lemann.

"Two Views of The Bell Curve"
Here are two reviews of The Bell Curvein Contemporary Psychology: one in favor, by Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr., one opposed, by Donald D. Dorfman.

"Which Traits Predict Job Performance?"
This article in the APA Monitor maintains that both personality and intelligence contribute to job performance. By Beth Azar.

Classics in the History of Psychology
This website links to classic works on intelligence by major theorists. By Christopher D. Green.

Google Web Directory: Intelligence
This page contains numerous links to websites on intelligence rank-ordered by popularity. By Google.

History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory & Testing
This website includes an interactive map of the influences of major personages and a list of hot topics in the field of intelligence. By Jonathan Plucker.

Institute for Applied Psychometrics
This website features discussions of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll theory of intelligence (aka., Cattell-Horn Gf-Gc theory and the Carroll tri-stratum theory). By Kevin S. McGrew.

IQ: A Structure for Understanding
This website is an overview that draws in part on the American Psychological Association Task Force's statement on intelligence. By Timothy C. Bates.

Open Directory: Intelligence
This page contains numerous links to websites on intelligence ordered alphabetically. By the Open Directory Project.

Structural Equations Modeling
This website covers an advanced statistical methodology used to study intelligence and other phenomena. By Ed Rigdon.

Test Your IQ
This website features intelligence tests (just for fun--validity is not guaranteed). By Lars Sondergaard.

Theory into Practice Database
This website introduces the following learning theories: (1) Gardner, (2) Guilford, (3) Sternberg. By Greg Kearsley.

Intelligence
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By Robert J. Sternberg.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"Interpersonal Personality Measures Show Circumplex Structure Based on New Psychometric Criteria"
This is a preliminary version of an article in the Journal of Personality Assessment. By G. Scott Acton and William Revelle.

"The Interpersonal Principle of Complementarity: A Meta-Analysis"
This paper presents a quantitative synthesis of the literature on interpersonal complementarity. By G. Scott Acton.

"Testing for Circumplex Structure in the Interpersonal Circle and the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior"
This paper presents a test of circumplex structure in the interpersonal circle and SASB. By G. Scott Acton and William Revelle.

1982 Interpersonal Circle
This page features Kiesler's version of the 1982 interpersonal circle. By Donald J. Kiesler.

Interpersonal Circle Web Site
This website includes an overview of interpersonal theory and a discussion of measures representing the interpersonal circle. By James A. Schmidt.

Interpersonal Circumplex
This website describes the nature of the interpersonal circumplex and includes links and a lengthy bibliography of circumplex references. By Michael B. Gurtman.

Interpersonal Complementarity
This website describes the interpersonal principle of complementarity and includes a lengthy bibliography of complementarity references. By G. Scott Acton.

Interpersonal Questionnaire
Here you can take a free, anonymous personality test to find out your own interpersonal style. By Paul D. Trapnell.

Society for Interpersonal Theory and Research
This organization's website contains conference information and a list of recent publications by members.

Interpersonal Theory References
This is a virtually complete list of references on interpersonal theory. By G. Scott Acton.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"The PEN Model: Its Contribution to Personality Psychology"
This paper summarizes and evaluates the Psychoticism - Extraversion - Neuroticism (PEN) model and its reformulation by Gray, concluding that the PEN model has made an important contribution by uniting correlational study of personality taxonomy with experimental study of the causes of personality. By KwangMin Jang.

"Hans Eysenck"
This paper is an introduction to Eysenck's theories. By C. George Boeree.

"Measurement of Impulsivity in a Hierarchical Model of Global Personality Traits: Implications for Substance Use"
This paper reviews the literature on impulsivity as a risk factor for substance use. By G. Scott Acton.

"Personality Processes"
This paper is a scholarly survey of the field of personality psychology--including the behavioral activation system (BAS) and behavioral inhibition system (BIS)--in the 1995 Annual Review of Psychology. By William Revelle.

"Three Fundamental Dimensions of Personality"
This introduction to the PEN model is part of the Personality Project. By William Revelle.

The H. J. Eysenck Official Home Page
This official home page of the late Hans Eysenck is maintained by his son. By Darrin Evans.

The Psychology of Risk-Taking Behavior
This is an introduction to a scientific explanation of why people take risks with their health and engage in high-risk sports. By David J. Llewellyn.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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Borderline Personality Disorder Sanctuary
Developed by a person with BPD, this website includes pages where a physician and a therapist answer visitors' questions about BPD. By Patty Pheil.

BPD Central
This is a website on borderline personality disorder. By Paul Mason and Randi Kreger.

European Royalty: Inherited Personality Traits
This website discusses the personality types of European royalty and other illustrious individuals based on Mendelian genetics. By Anthony M. Benis.

Google Web Directory: Personality Disorders
This page contains numerous links to websites on personality disorders rank-ordered by popularity. By Google.

Internet Mental Health
This website links to description, diagnosis, treatment, research, booklets, magazine articles, and links, for the following personality disorders: (1) antisocial, (2) borderline, (3) dependent, (4) histrionic, (5) schizoid, (6) schizotypal.

Laura Paxton
This website offers tools, inspiration, and support to those suffering from borderline personality disorder. By Laura Paxton.

Malignant Self-Love: Narcissism Re-Visited
This website includes frequently asked questions and other resources on narcissism. By Sam Vaknin.

Narcissism: A Genetic Trait
This website contains articles and a message board on narcissism. By Anthony M. Benis.

Open Directory: Personality Disorders
This page contains numerous links to websites on personality disorders ordered alphabetically. By the Open Directory Project.

Personality Disorders
This website contains links to symptoms, treatment, on-line resources, organizations, and on-line support. By Mental Health Net.

Personality Disorders
This list of links is part of Mental Health Infosource Index. By Heather Orey.

Personality Disorders: General Information
This website features DSM-IV criteria and many links. By Dave Kelly.

Robert Hare's Page
This is the website of a leading researcher on psychopathy. By Robert D. Hare.

Key References Relating to the Study of Psychopathy
This is a lengthy list of references on psychopathy. By Steve D. Hart, Adelle E. Forth and Robert D. Hare.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"Psychoanalysis: Freud's Revolutionary Approach to Human Personality"
This paper summarizes the theory and considers the arguments of its leading critics, including Eysenck, Grünbaum, and Popper, concluding that the strengths of psychoanalysis outweigh its weaknesses. By Kristen M. Beystehner.

"Psychoanalysis: From Theory to Practice, Past to Present"
This paper discusses not only Freud's theory but also those of more recent psychoanalysts. Common criticisms are discussed and dispersed. By Ethan R. Plaut.

"The Interpretation of Dreams (3rd ed.)"
Here is the full text of the classic work. By Sigmund Freud.

"The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis"
This is an authoritative statement on psychoanalysis in the American Journal of Psychology. By Sigmund Freud.

"Question and Answer with Adolf Grünbaum"
This is an imaginary interview with a leading critic of psychoanalysis. By Susan Garea, Kristen M. Beystehner, and Ethan R. Plaut.

"A Review of the Freudian Perspective on Human Motivation"
This paper maintains that Freud's instinct theory, in modified form, still provides valuable insights into human behavior. By John Hamling.

"Sigmund Freud"
This paper is an introduction to Freud's theories. By C. George Boeree.

"A Theory for the 90s: Traumatic Seduction in Historical Context"
This article in Psychoanalytic Review maintains that Freud's move from a theory of specific etiology (the seduction theory) to a more interpretive approach (hermeneutics) represents a step forward. By Douglas A. Davis.

American Psychoanalytic Association
This organization's website has many useful links.

Anna Freud Centre
This website includes research papers, book reviews, events listings, and details of training, as well as information about Anna Freud and useful links.

Burying Freud
This website links to a number of authors' critical perspectives on the contributions of Freud and psychoanalysis. By Ian Pitchford.

Classics in the History of Psychology
This website links to classic works on psychoanalysis by major theorists. By Christopher D. Green.

Freud Museum London
Based in Freud's last home, this organization's website includes a number of exhibits.

Freud Web
This website contains an overview of Freud's theory of psychoanalysis, its cultural context, and its techniques. By David B. Stevenson.

Google Web Directory: Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic
This page contains numerous links to websites on psychoanalysis rank-ordered by popularity. By Google.

John Suler's Home Page
This website presents several exercises to help students appreciate the centerpieces of Freud's theory, including (1) defense mechanisms, (2) dreams, and (3) transference. By John Suler.

New York Psychoanalytic Institute
This organization's website contains information and links related to the life and work of Freud, as well as to contemporary psychoanalysis.

Open Directory: Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic
This page contains numerous links to websites on psychoanalysis ordered alphabetically. By the Open Directory Project.

Otto Rank: Psychologist and Philosopher
This website concerns a psychoanalyst who eventually broke with Freud and pursued his own approach. By E. James Lieberman.

Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna
This website features a chronology, themes, and topography.

Psychoanalysis, Contemporary Views
This entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences is written by a leading expert. By Sebastian Gardner.

Reading Lists on Psychoanalytic Theory and Related Topics
This is an extensive list of psychoanalysis references. By Robert M. Young.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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C. G. Jung, Analytical Psychology, and Culture
A web presence for the discussion of Jungian psychology, this website includes artices and links. By Donald Williams.

Carl Rogers
This website on Carl Rogers is maintained by his daughter. By Natalie Rogers.

Halcyon Cosmopolitan Entertainment
This website promotes information, communication, and awareness through humanistic, transpersonal, and quantum psychology. By Pascalle Sweerts.

Mythos and Logos
This website is dedicated to the promotion of existential-phenomenological philosophy, psychology, and literature. By Brent Dean Robbins.

Open Directory: Personality
This page contains numerous links to websites on personality psychology ordered alphabetically. By the Open Directory Project.

Personal Construct Psychology
This website links to internet resources on Kelly's approach to personality. By the Knowledge Science Institute.

Google Web Directory: Personality
This page contains numerous links to websites on personality rank-ordered by popularity. By Google.

Personality Theories
This electronic textbook ("e-text") includes pages on most of the major personality theorists. By C. George Boeree.

Realm of Existentialism
This website contains discussions and links on many of the theorists who have contributed to this philosophical approach to personhood. By Katharena Eiermann.

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Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
A major clearinghouse on psychological testing, this website links to many useful resources. By the Buros Institute.

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
This website contains numerous links on psychological assessment. By the U.S. Department of Education.

Keisey Temperament Sorter II
The most popular test on the internet, the Keirsey Temperament Sorter is inspired by Jung's psychological types. By David Keirsey.

Test Your IQ
This website features intelligence tests (just for fun--validity is not guaranteed). By Lars Sondergaard.

WebGrid II
This is "an implementation for the World Wide Web of George Kelly's repertory grid technique for building conceptual models based on his Personal Construct Psychology (PCP)." By Brian R. Gaines and Mildred L. G. Shaw.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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"Fundamental Measurement for Psychology"
This paper explores the conceptual origins of psychological measurement. By Benjamin D. Wright.

"Statistical Methods for Assessing Agreement Between Two Methods of Clinical Measurement"
This citation classic presents an alternative method to the correlation coefficient for assessing agreement between two measures. By J. Martin Bland and Douglas G. Altman.

Concepts and Applications of Inferential Statistics
This is a full-length textbook on introductory statistics. By Richard Lowry.

Item Response Theory
This website introduces IRT, including a complete on-line book. By Lawrence M. Rudner.

Item Response Theory Models for Unfolding
IRT models for unfolding are "often appropriate whenever binary or graded disagree-agree responses are obtained in a rating scale format." By James S. Roberts.

Google Web Directory: Psychometrics
This page in the Google web directory links to major websites concerning psychometrics. By Colin Cooper.

Rasch Measurement: Tools and Techniques
This website contains information on Rasch scaling, which "is often misclassified under item response theory." By MESA Psychometric Laboratory.

Rasch Measurement Transactions
Here are full-text articles on Rasch measurement, available on-line. By the Rasch Measurement Special Interest Group (AERA).

Structural Equations Modeling
This website covers an advanced psychometric technique used to study many phenomena in the social sciences. By Ed Rigdon.

Taxometrics
This website on taxometrics--a method for distinguishing types from continua--includes a bibliography and software. By Niels G. Waller, Leslie J. Yonce, and Paul E. Meehl.

Types of Reliability and Validity
This is a self-quiz on the various forms of reliability and validity of psychological tests. By Beatrice Baldwin.

VassarStats
This is a website for statistical computation. By Richard Lowry.

Websites That Perform Statistical Calculations
This website links to numerous online statistical calculators that one might otherwise have to look up in a stats book and perform by hand. By John C. Pezzullo.

Suggested Readings
A list of suggested readings on this topic is also available. By G. Scott Acton.

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