David C. Funder

David C. Funder is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and former chair of the department at the University of California, Riverside. Winner of the 2009 Jack Block Award for Distinguished Research in Personality, he is a former editor of the Journal of Research in Personality, a past president of the Association for Research in Personality, and the president of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2013). He is best known for his research on personality judgment and has also published research on delay of gratification, attribution theory, the longitudinal course of personality development, and the psychological assessment of situations. He has taught personality psychology to undergraduates at Harvey Mudd College, Harvard University, and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and continues to teach the course every year at the University of California, Riverside.

Books by David C. Funder

  1. Book CoverInstructor's Manual and Test Bank: for The Personality Puzzle, Sixth Edition


    The Instructor’s Manual includes more than 50 classroom activities to promote active learning, a guide to using the reader with each chapter, chapter outlines, and teaching notes useful for both new and experienced instructors.More

  2. Book CoverThe Personality Puzzle

    Fifth Edition

    The Personality Puzzle explores the past, present, and future of the discipline to show students why personality psychology matters.More

  3. Book CoverThe Personality Puzzle

    Sixth Edition

    A personality text with personality.More

  4. Book CoverPieces of the Personality Puzzle: Readings in Theory and Research

    Fifth Edition

    Insightful readings in personality psychology from a wide range of voices.More

  5. Book CoverTest Bank: for The Personality Puzzle, Sixth Edition


    The Test Bank includes more than 1,600 questions, including multiple-choice, true/false, and short essay questions, which have been updated to match the new edition. One hundred new conceptual questions will help assess students’ deeper understanding of concepts. All questions have been updated according to Norton’s assessment guidelines to make it easy for instructors to construct quizzes and exams that are meaningful and diagnostic according to their wishes. All questions are classified according to educational objective, student text section, difficulty, and question type. Every chapter includes a concept outline prepared specifically for instructor use.More