Individual Differences and Personality

Name: Individual Differences and Personality
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780367181116
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By Colin Cooper

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Individual Differences and Personality offers a student-friendly introduction to classic and contemporary research on personality, mood, motivation, and intelligence. It uniquely combines theoretical insights with practical applications across psychology, health, education, and sport. The fourth edition includes new chapters on 'toxic' personality traits and real-life applications, plus six accessible chapters on psychometric principles, ensuring a thorough understanding of test-construction, reliability, and validity.
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Ideal for psychology students and those studying philosophy and psychology modules on personality and individual differences, as well as professionals looking to deepen their knowledge of psychometric methodology and personality research.

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.

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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.

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'The most comprehensive and detailed description of the history, theory, research and applications from the diverse field of individual differences and personality. It will be the primary reference book until the next edition.' — Don Saklofske, University of Western Ontario, Canada

'This book takes the interested reader from zero knowledge to Master’s level expertise in the field. I recommend this fully updated edition to anyone interested in differential psychology.' — K. V. Petrides, University College London, UK

'A comprehensive update of an already essential text for psychology students, reflecting current trends from Cooper’s critical perspective.' — Professor Robert Vaughan, York St John University, UK

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367181116

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 4th edition

Illustration: 52 Tables, black and white; 47 Line drawings, black and white; 25 Halftones, color; 72 Illustrations, color

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 1160g

Pages: 542

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About the Author

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.