Roy F. Baumeister (Australia University of Queensland)

Gebundenes Buch

The Self Explained

Why and How We Become Who We Are

Beschreibung

The idea of the self is immediately familiar to everyone, yet elusive to define and understand. From pioneering researcher Roy F. Baumeister, this volume synthesizes a vast body of knowledge to provide a panoramic view of the human self--how it develops and functions, why it exists, and what problems it encounters on the journey through life.

Autor

Roy F. Baumeister, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Florida State University and at the University of Queensland in Australia. One of social psychology's most highly cited researchers, Dr. Baumeister has been conducting research, teaching, and thinking about the human self since the 1970s. His work spans multiple topics, including self and identity, self-control, interpersonal rejection and the need to belong, sexuality and gender, violence and evil, self-esteem, self-presentation, emotion, decision making, consciousness and free will, and finding meaning in life. He has written approximately 700 professional publications as well as numerous books for professionals and the general public. Dr. Baumeister is a recipient of awards including the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Self and Identity and the William James Fellow Award, the highest honor of the Association for Psychological Science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 165mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9781462549283
• ISBN-10: 1462549284
• Artikelnr.: 62813510