Key Features
* Research findings have been summarized throughout the text in "Highlights"
boxes; this feature presents bullet point lists to help the student organize
and compare the results of research studies.
* The text contains biographical material for the theorists, to suggest, where
warranted, how the development of their theory may have been influenced by
events in their personal and professional lives.
* Material on the effects of gender, ethnicity, and culture on the issues of
personality development, test performance, and the broader conceptions of