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DescriptionAccording to award-winning Professor Mark R. Leary of Duke University, “the quality of our lives depends in part on how well we can figure out what’s going on with other people.” And that’s the focus of his intriguing 24-lecture course, Why You Are Who You Are: Investigations into Human Personality, in which you examine the differences in people’s personalities, where these differences come from, and how they shape our everyday lives. Drawing on research in psychology, neuroscience, and genetics, Professor Leary opens the door to understanding how personality works and why. Designed as a fascinating, accessible scientific inquiry, these lectures will have you thinking about personality—your own, and that of the people around you—in a way that’s more informed and that reveals what makes you the kind of person that you are.24 Video lectures – 30 minutes each, 24 MP3 Audio lectures, and a detailed 281 page PDF Course Guidebook is included.Note: As an extra in this product, all 24 course lectures are included in MP3 audio format also!* Enjoy the convenience of experiencing this course while driving, exercising, etc. While the video does contain visual elements, the professor presents the material in an engaging and clear manner, so the visuals are not necessary to understand the concepts. Additionally, you may refer to the accompanying course guidebook for diagrams, illustrations, and examples that are cited throughout the course.ContentLectures:Lecture 1 What Is Personality?Lecture 2 Key Traits: Extraversion and NeuroticismLecture 3 Are You Agreeable? Conscientious? Open?Lecture 4 Basic Motives Underlying BehaviorLecture 5 Intrapersonal MotivesLecture 6 Positive and Negative EmotionalityLecture 7 Differences in Emotional ExperienceLecture 8 Values and Moral CharacterLecture 9 Traits That Shape How You ThinkLecture 10 Beliefs about the World and Other PeopleLecture 11 Beliefs about YourselfLecture 12 Personality and Social RelationshipsLecture 13 Consistency and Stability of PersonalityLecture 14 Evolution and Human NatureLecture 15 Personality and the BrainLecture 16 Genetic Influences on PersonalityLecture 17 Learning to Be Who You AreLecture 18 How Culture Influences PersonalityLecture 19 Nonconscious Aspects of PersonalityLecture 20 Personality and Self-ControlLecture 21 When Personalities Become ToxicLecture 22 Avoidance, Paranoia, and Other DisordersLecture 23 The Enigma of Being YourselfLecture 24 The Well-Adjusted Personality Media InformationLanguage: (English)Videos: 854×480 – MP4 formatAudio: 192kb/s – 2chan Stereo – rate 44kHz