After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

• Identify the main principles and historical contexts of the cognitive tradition
   
• Describe the three fields of cognitive science and their impact on personality psychology
   
• Explain how attitude is studied in order to assess personality
   
• Discuss the personal-constructs approach to personality
   
• Identify cultural aspects associated with the self
   
• Explain how literature and the inner world are relevant to personality psychology