Human differences

This text reviews the mass of information concerning the ways in which individuals and groups differ from each other. Reviews of research findings and interpretations are provided on: physical appearance, performance and health; cognitive abilities; personality; and development across the life span. Extensive treatment of foundations (historical, measurement, research methods, biological, social, and cultural) is also provided. Both normal and abnormal behaviors are considered. The book provides an interdisciplinary focus, including material from all the behavior and natural sciences, not just.

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Origins and Developments; INDIVIDUALISM; SCIENTIFIC BEGINNINGS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING; OTHER DEVELOPMENTS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 2 Measurement and Research Methods; VARIABLES AND MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH METHODS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 3 Biological Foundations; PHYSICAL VARIABLES AND SYSTEMS; HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ENDOCRINE GLANDS; EVOLUTION AND GENETICS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 4 Sociocultural Foundations; ATTACHMENT AND PARENTING; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE

SEX AND GENDERETHNICITY AND CULTURE; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 5 Physical Appearance, Performance, and Health; MEASURING AND DESCRIBING THE HUMAN BODY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; HEALTH AND ILLNESS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 6 Theories, Concepts, and Correlates of Cognitive Abilities; THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE; STABILITY AND CHANGE IN COGNITIVE ABILITIES; GENDER AND ETHNICITY; HOME, SCHOOL, AND WORK; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 7 Exceptional and Special Cognitive Abilities; GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COGNITIVE DISABILITIES; INTELLECTUAL GIFTEDNESS AND CREATIVITY

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