Human differences

Human differences

by Aiken, Lewis R.

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"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 provid…

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  • Full title :Human differences / Lewis R. Aiken.

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"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 psychology, sociology, or biology."--EBSCO.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1999.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xv, 337 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0585210322, 9780585210322, 9780805830910, 080583091X, 9780805830927, 0805830928
  • oclc:ocm44960848
  • LC Classification:BF697
  • Dewey Decimal:155.2/2

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Origins and Developments -- chapter 2 Measurement and Research Methods -- chapter 3 Biological Foundations -- chapter 4 Sociocultural Foundations -- chapter 5 Physical Appearance, Performance, and Health -- chapter 6 Theories, Concepts, and Correlates of Cognitive Abilities -- chapter 7 Exceptional and Special Cognitive Abilities -- chapter 8 Personality Theories, Concepts, and Correlates -- chapter 9 Personality Problems and Disorders -- chapter 10 Differences Across the Life Span.

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Subjects

Caractéristiques individuelles Individual differences Individualité Individuality PSYCHOLOGY -- Personality

Writers

Aiken, Lewis R.

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