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Gordon W. AllportEarly systematic definition of personality as a dynamic organization inside the individual, and a framework for studying single persons as well as groups.
Personality and Assessment. --
Walter MischelArgued that situations predict behavior better than traits do, and triggered the person-situation debate that reshaped the field.
Quiet
Susan CainA widely read general-audience book on introversion and extraversion that brought trait research into popular discussion, with some of its claims discussed by specialists.
Psychological Types.
Carl Gustav JungThe origin of the introversion and extraversion concepts and of the typological approach that later shaped the Myers-Briggs tests.
The Stories We Live By
Dan P. McAdamsPresents the life-story approach, which treats identity as an evolving narrative and complements trait models.
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Gifts DifferingIsabel Briggs Myers - Grit
GritAngela Duckworth - Surrounded by Idiots
Surrounded by IdiotsThomas Erikson2014 - Motivation and Personality
Motivation and PersonalityAbraham H. Maslow1954 - What every BODY is saying
What every BODY is sayingJoe Navarro2008 - The Secret Language of Relationships
The Secret Language of RelationshipsGary Goldschneider1997 - World of Psychology, The
World of Psychology, TheSamuel E. Wood1992 - The Power of Birthdays, Stars, & Numbers
The Power of Birthdays, Stars, & NumbersSaffi Crawford1998 - A primer of Freudian psychology
A primer of Freudian psychologyCalvin S. Hall1954 - Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Volume 9 (Part 2): Aion
Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Volume 9 (Part 2): AionCarl Gustav Jung1953 - A course of instruction in personal magnetism
A course of instruction in personal magnetismCharles V Hutchen1917 - The better angels of our nature
The better angels of our natureSteven Pinker2011