Description
Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to have a personality? Is emotional intelligence a kind of intelligence?
Learn the answers to these questions, as well as everything you need to know about personality, intelligence, and individual differences in the third edition of this clear and accessible textbook. From natural selection to intelligence tests, and from personality disorders to the concept of IQ, the panoramic coverage of this field makes this textbook essential reading for any psychology student on a personality and individual differences course.
New to this edition:
· Increased coverage of intelligence
· ‘Key Theorists’ feature
· Discussion questions moved to end-of-chapter to enable in-text assessment
Nick Haslam is Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Luke Smillie is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne and director of the Personality Processes Lab.
Table of ContentsSection 1: Describing Personality Chapter 1: What is Personality? Chapter 2: Trait Psychology Chapter 3: Personality Processes Section 2: Explaining Personality Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality Chapter 5: Biological Approaches Part 1: Evolution and Genetics Chapter 6: Biological Approaches Part 2: Brain Structure and Function Chapter 7: Cognitive Approaches to Personality and their Precursors Section 3: Applying Personality Chapter 8: Personality Change and Development Chapter 9: The Assessment of Personality Chapter 10: Personality and Mental Disorder Chapter 11: Psychobiography and Life Narratives Section 4: Intelligence Chapter 12: Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities Chapter 13: Intelligence in Everyday Life Chapter 14: Emotional Intelligence
