Discipline-Based Literature Review

Instructions

For this discipline-based literature review, you will research peer-reviewed articles that were published within the last 10 years in the Ashford University Library on the following major perspectives of personality.

Psychodynamic
Behavioral
Trait
Learning/Social
Humanistic

You will utilize your researched article to create your literature review. The review should be formatted with the headings and content designated below.

Introduction
Assess the types of personality measurements and research designs used in the peer-reviewed articles you researched. Briefly describe the main theoretical models represented within each of the perspectives of personality and explain the commonalities found across all five.

Discussion

Examine the major theoretical approaches, research methods, and assessment instruments used in the five perspectives of personality. Evaluate and describe the current research in these perspectives using a minimum of one peer-reviewed article for each of the five required perspectives. Present a detailed critique of each of the perspectives by evaluating the standardization, reliability, and validity, and cultural considerations present in the most common personality assessments used within each. Support your opinions about each model by substantiating them with scholarly research. Be sure to include the following:

The theoretical framework(s) for the selected models
The major contributors to those fields
The methods of inquiry and assessment usually associated with those models
An overview of the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of the models

Answers preview

The study of human beings has proved to be a complex phenomenon. In the field of psychology, many theorists have engaged in an intensive exploration of human behaviors, responses, feelings, and perceptions in search of reasonable explanations concerning what makes people act, behave, or respond to things in the manner they do. The study of personality development, nature, and causes have been given diverse approaches and explanations in many decades past.

Word Count: 2300

Format: APA