Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence

The fourth edition of the marketing leading Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence continues to offer a comprehensive, accessible and thoroughly up to date introduction to this fascinating field. A thoughtfully developed pedagogical approach guides you from the foundations to the more advanced topics, employing a range of features to encourage reflection, critical thinking and thereby a deeper understanding.

1 Personality Theory in Context 2 The Basis of the Psychoanalytic Approach to Personality 3 Developments of Freudian Theorising 4 Learning Theory Perspectives on Personality 5 Cognitive Personality Theories 6 Humanistic Personality Theories 7 The Trait Approach to Personality 8 Biological Basis of Personality I: Genetic Heritability of Personality and Biological and Physiological Models of Personality 9 Biological Basis of Personality II: Evolutionary Psychology and Animal Studies of Personality 10 An Introduction to Intelligence 11 Theories and Measurement of Intelligence 12 The Use of Intelligence Tests: What Questions Emerge from the Measurement of Intelligence? 13 Heritability and Socially Defined Race Differences in Intelligence 14 Intelligence and the Self: Emotional Intelligence, Creativity, and Sex Differences in Intelligence. 15 The Application of Personality and Intelligence in Education and the Workplace. 16 Optimism 17 Irrational Beliefs 18 Embarrassment, Shyness and Social Anxiety 19 Interpersonal Relationships 20 Social Attitudes and Culture 21 Well-being and Personality Disorders 22 Individual Differences in Health and Illness 23 An Introduction to Psychometric Testing