Individual Differences and Personality

4. New Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-18109-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 542 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1161 g

Individual Differences and Personality provides a student-friendly introduction to both classic and cutting-edge research into personality, mood, motivation and intelligence, and their applications in psychology and in fields such as health, education and sporting achievement.

Including a new chapter on 'toxic' personality traits, and an additional chapter on applications in real-life settings, this fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and uniquely covers the necessary psychometric methodology needed to understand modern theories. It also develops deep processing and effective learning by encouraging a critical evaluation of both older and modern theories and methodologies, including the Dark Triad, emotional intelligence and psychopathy. Gardner’s and hierarchical theories of intelligence, and modern theories of mood and motivation are discussed and evaluated, and the processes which cause people to differ in personality and intelligence are explored in detail. Six chapters provide a non-mathematical grounding in psychometric principles, such as factor analysis, reliability, validity, bias, test-construction and test-use.

With self-assessment questions, further reading and a companion website including student and instructor resources, this is the ideal resource for anyone taking modules on personality and individual differences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cooper, Colin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie Psychologische Diagnostik, Testpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Emotion, Motivation, Handlung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1. Introduction to individual differences

2. Personality by introspection

3. Measuring individual differences

4. Depth psychology

5. Factor analysis

6. Broad trait theories of personality

7. Emotional intelligence

8. Reliability ans validity of psychological tests

9. Narrow personality traits

10. Sub-clinical and antisocial personality traits

11. Biological, cognitive and social bases of personality

12. Structure and measurement of abilities

13. Ability processes

14. Personality and ability over time

15. Environmental and genetic determinants of personality and abilities

16. Psychology of mood and motivation

17. Applications in health, clinical, counselling and forensic psychology

18. Applications to education, work and sport

19. Performing and interpreting factor analyses

20. Constructing a test

21. Problems with tests

22. Integrations and conclusions

Appendix A Correlations

Appendix B Code of fair testing practices in education

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Colin Cooper lectured in Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast for 20 years before emigrating to Canada. He is the author of several books on personality, intelligence and psychological measurement and of numerous research articles. He was elected president of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences from 2021-2023.