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The 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:
- Chapters exploring the neurobiological, genetic and evolutionary foundations of personality; and emotion, motivation and personality processes
- An enhanced coverage of personality disorders
- A thoroughly revised and extended section on intelligence which now addresses cognitive abilities and their biological bases; the role of intelligence in everyday life; and emotional intelligence
- A brand new companion website that includes a substantial test bank and lecture slides.
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.
List of contents
SECTION 1 DESCRIBING PERSONALITY
1. What is Personality?
2.Trait Psychology
3. Personality Processes
SECTION 2 EXPLAINING PERSONALITY
4.Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality
5.Biological Approaches I: Evolution and Genetics
6.Biological Approaches II: Brain Structure and Function
7.Cognitive Approaches to Personality
SECTION 3 APPLYING PERSONALITY
8.Personality Change and Development
9.The Assessment of Personality
10. Personality and Mental Disorder
11. Psychobiography and Life Narratives
SECTION 4 INTELLIGENCE
12. Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities
13. Intelligence in Everyday Life
14. Emotional Intelligence
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The Second Edition of this popular textbook continues its reputation for clarity, accessibility, conceptual sophistication and adds new content on intelligence, personality disorders and biological and genetic theories.
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An insightful and thought provoking journey into the psychology of individual differences. If you have ever wondered about how people differ from each other, this text is for you! Shane Costello
