Personality, individual differences and intelligence

The fourth edition of the market-leading 'Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence' continues to offer an involving and comprehensive introduction to this captivating field. The new edition of this popular text guides you through the subject from the foundations to more advanced material, constantly building on previously acquired knowledge to help you achieve a critical understanding of the major theories, methods, findings and debates.

Revised edition of the authors' Personality, individual differences and intelligence, 2013.

About the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Personality -- Personality theory in context -- The basis of the psychoanalytic approach to personality -- Developments of freudian theorising -- Learning theory perspectives on personality -- Cognitive personality theories -- Humanistic personality theories -- The trait approach to personality -- Biological basis of personality i: genetic heritability of personality and biological and physiological models of personality -- Biological basis of personality ii: evolutionary psychology and animal studies of personality -- Intelligence -- An introduction to intelligence -- Theories and measurement of intelligence -- The use of intelligence tests : what questions emerge from the measurement of intelligence -- Heritability and socially defined race differences in intelligence -- Intelligence and the self : emotional intelligence, creativity, and sex differences inintelligence -- The application of personality and intelligence in education and the workplace -- Applications in individual differences -- Optimism -- Irrational beliefs -- Embarrassment, shyness and social anxiety -- Interpersonal relationships -- Social attitudes and cultur…