Personality and Individual Differences, 2nd Edition

by: Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (Goldsmiths College, University of London)

ISBN 13:
9781405199278
ISBN 10:
140519927X
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 05/01/2011
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Personality and Individual Differences is a state-of-the-art undergraduate textbook that covers the salient and recent literature on personality, intellectual ability, motivation, and other individual differences such as creativity, emotional intelligence, leadership, and vocational interests. #xA0; #xA0; As well as introducing all topics relating to individual differences this book examines and discusses many important underlying issues, such as the psychometric approach to latent variables, validity, reliability, and correlations between constructs. An essential textbook for first-time as well as more advanced students of the discipline, Personality and Individual Differences provides grounding in all the major aspects of differential psychology. #xA0; Accompanying website featuring instructor material, further web resources and electronic versions of chapters Covers BPS syllabus for differential psychology Written by a rising star in the field of individual differences New full colour page design More real-life (and informal) examples 20% more figures and tables to use as study-tools and summaries Expanded sections on validity, #xA0;temperament,#xA0; creativity and hot intelligence New material on protective and non-psychometric tests

Preface to Second Edition	p. xiii
Preface to First Edition	p. xiv
Acknowledgments	p. xv
About the Author	p. xvi
Introducing Individual Differences - From Everyday to Psychological Questions	p. 1
Introduction	p. 2
Personality: A Commonsense Idea	p. 4
Describing Individuals	p. 5
Abnormality	p. 8
Intelligence, Competition, and Adaptation	p. 9
Predicting Success	p. 11
Born Different?	p. 12
Other Abilities	p. 16
Variability and Change: Motivation and Mood States	p. 18
Creativity	p. 20
Leading the Way	p. 22
Interests	p. 24
Personality, Part I	p. 25
Introduction	p. 26
Overview and Approaches	p. 27
Definition of Personality Traits	p. 28
History of Personality	p. 30
Personality Traits and States: Dispositional vs. Situational Approaches	p. 36
Eysenck's Gigantic Three and the Biological Basis of Personality Traits	p. 40
Self-Report Inventories	p. 43
The Biological Basis of Personality	p. 46
Gray's Personality Theory	p. 48
Cattell's 16PF and the Lexical Hypothesis	p. 50
The Five Factor Model (Big Five)	p. 53
Summary and Conclusions	p. 61
Personality, Part II - Validating Personality Traits	p. 63
Introduction	p. 64
Testing Personality Theories	p. 64
Personality and Social Behavior	p. 74
Personality and Romantic Relationships	p. 76
Personality and Performance	p. 79
Personality and Health	p. 84
Personality and Happiness	p. 88
Current Developments Outside the Dispositional Paradigm	p. 90
Summary and Conclusions	p. 101
Psychopathology	p. 103
Introduction	p. 104
Defining Abnormality	p. 105
Historical Roots of Psychopathology	p. 108
Modern Approaches to Psychopathology	p. 110
Integrative Approaches to Psychopathology: The Biopsychosocial Model	p. 115
Diagnosis: Classifying Psychological Disorders	p. 116
Major Psychological Disorders	p. 118
Criticisms of the Diagnostic Approach	p. 129
Dimensional View of Psychopathology and Personality Disorders	p. 130
Summary and Conclusions	p. 132
Intelligence, Part I	p. 135
Introduction	p. 136
Defining Intelligence	p. 137
History of Intelligence Testing	p. 140
Cattell's Theory of Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence	p. 154
Genetic vs. Environmental Causes of Intelligence	p. 156
Piaget and the Developmental Theory of Cognitive Ability	p. 158
The Great Debate: g vs. Multiple Abilities	p. 160
Summary and Conclusions	p. 163
Intelligence, Part II - Validating Intelligence and Correlates of IQ (Causes and Consequences)	p. 165
Introduction	p. 166
Wechsler's IQ Scale	p. 166
Intelligence at School and University: Educational Outcomes	p. 169
In the Job: Occupational Outcomes of Intelligence	p. 172
Intelligence, Longevity, and Health	p. 175
Intelligence and Social Class	p. 179
Race and Sex Differences in IQ: Facts, Controversies, and Implications	p. 183
Sex Differences in IQ	p. 185
Even More Basic: Decomposing Intelligence	p. 191
Summary and Conclusions	p. 194
Behavioral Genetics	p. 197
Introduction	p. 198
Early Foundations of Behavioral Genetics	p. 199
DNA: Some Background	p. 202
The Power of Genes: Recent Evidence for the Heritability of Intelligence	p. 205
Intelligence and Assortative Mating	p. 206
The Importance of the Environment	p. 208
Biological Effects on Intelligence: Why Do they Increase Across the Lifespan?	p. 209
Genetic Causes of Personality Traits	p. 213
Genetic Basis of Maladaptive Behaviors	p. 217
Personality and Intelligence: Interplay Between Environment and Genes?	p. 218
Implications for Upbringing and Education	p. 220
Contradicting Genetics: The Flynn Effect	p. 221
Summary and Conclusions	p. 225
Beyond IQ - Theories of Hot Intelligence	p. 227
Introduction	p. 228
Streetwise Rather than Book Smart	p. 229
Early Beginnings: Thorndike's Social Intelligence	p. 232
Theoretical Importance of Social Intelligence	p. 237
Early Problems	p. 238
Recent Approaches: From Multidimensionality to Implicit Theories	p. 242
Emotional Intelligence	p. 243
Debate and Controversy Surrounding Emotional Intelligence	p. 247
Origins and Measurement Problems of EQ	p. 248
Trait Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Self-Efficacy	p. 249
Practical Intelligence	p. 253
Summary and Conclusions	p. 254
Mood and Motivation	p. 257
Introduction	p. 258
Beyond or Underneath Traits	p. 259
Defining Motivation	p. 261
From Biological Reflexes to Psychological Self-Realization	p. 266
Mood States	p. 1
Structure of Mood	p. 283
Situational Determinants of Mood	p. 285
Dispositional Influences on Mood States	p. 285
Integrative and Recent Approaches to Mood States	p. 286
Summary and Conclusions	p. 288
Creativity	p. 291
Introduction .	p. 292
Definitions and Conceptualizations of Creativity	p. 294
Creativity Across Different Psychological Paradigms	p. 297
Differential Approaches to Creativity	p. 301
Creativity and Intelligence	p. 303
Creativity and Personality Traits	p. 311
Testing Creativity	p. 320
Creativity in Different Fields (From Arts to Science)	p. 322
Summary and Conclusions	p. 323
Leadership	p. 325
Introduction	p. 326
Approaches to Leadership	p. 328
Behavioral Approaches: Leadership Styles	p. 345
Leadership and Gender	p. 355
Summary and Conclusions	p. 357
Vocational Interests	p. 359
Introduction	p. 360
Approaches to Vocational Interests	p. 361
Linking Theory and Practice	p. 363
Stability of Interests: Evidence for Dispositional Nature	p. 364
Gender Differences in Vocational Interests	p. 366
Person-environment Fit	p. 371
Holland's RIASEC Typology	p. 371
Prediger's Three-Factor Model	p. 376
Holland and the Big Five	p. 377
Circumscription and Compromise: Gottfredson's Theory	p. 378
Trait Complexes and Interests	p. 379
Summary and Conclusions	p. 381
Glossary	p. 383
References	p. 391
Index	p. 431
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Personality and Individual Differences, 2nd Edition

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