Beschreibung:
Dr John Maltby is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Leicester.
A comprehensive and accessible fourth edition of a market leading text on personality, individual differences and intelligence that offers up-to-date research and a wealth of pedagogical features.
PART 1 Personality1 Personality Theory in Context 2 The Basis of the Psychoanalytic Approach to Personality 3 Developments of Freudian Theorising 4 Learning Theory Perspectives on Personality 5 Cognitive Personality Theories6 Humanistic Personality Theories 7 The Trait Approach to Personality 8 Biological Basis of Personality I: Genetic Heritability of Personality and Biological and Physiological Models of Personality 9 Biological Basis of Personality II: Evolutionary Psychology and Animal Studies of PersonalityPART 2 Intelligence10 An Introduction to Intelligence11 Theories and Measurement of Intelligence12 The Use of Intelligence Tests: What Questions Emerge from the Measurement of Intelligence?13 Heritability and Socially Defined Race Differences in Intelligence14 Intelligence and the Self: Emotional Intelligence, Creativity, and Sex Differences in Intelligence.15 The Application of Personality and Intelligence in Education and the Workplace.PART 3 Applications in Individual Differences16 Optimism17 Irrational Beliefs18 Embarrassment, Shyness and Social Anxiety19 Interpersonal Relationships20 Social Attitudes and Culture21 Well-being and Personality Disorders22 Individual Differences in Health and Illness23 An Introduction to Psychometric Testing