An Introduction to Personality, Individual Differences and IntelligenceThe second edition of this popular textbook builds on the strengths of the first, continuing its reputation for clarity, accessibility, conceptual sophistication and panoramic coverage of personality and intelligence. The authorship team is enriched by the addition of two high-profile international scholars, Luke Smillie and John Song, whose expertise broadens and deepens the text. New to this edition:
An Introduction to Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence, Second Edition is a key textbook for all psychology students on a personality or individual differences course. |
Contents
The psychology of individual differences | |
Describing personality | |
What is Personality? 1 2 3 4 5 6 The concept of personality | |
Personality in psychology | |
What is a trait? | |
Part 1 | |
A statistical digression | |
Part 2 | |
Alternatives to the Big Five | |
Three factors or five? | |
How do models of basic traits advance the field? | |
Specific traits | |
Related concepts | |
Putting it together | |
Personality psychologys place in psychology | |
Overview of the book | |
Trait Psychology | |
Challenges to trait psychology 10 Do traits exist and do they matter? | |
Are trait dimensions culturally universal? Traits or types? | |
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Do traits explain behaviour? Conclusions | |
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An Introduction to Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence Nick Haslam,Luke Smillie,John Song No preview available - 2017 |
An Introduction to Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence Nick Haslam,Luke Smillie,John Song No preview available - 2017 |
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