An Introduction to Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence

Nick Haslam, Luke Smillie

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Sage Publications Ltd
20 May 2022

Abnormal psychology; The self, ego, identity, personality

What does it mean to have a personality? Is emotional intelligence a kind of intelligence?

Learn the answers to these questions, as well as everything you need to know about personality, intelligence, and individual differences in the third edition of this clear and accessible textbook. From natural selection to intelligence tests, and from personality disorders to the concept of IQ, the panoramic coverage of this field makes this textbook essential reading for any psychology student on a personality and individual differences course.

New to this edition:
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Increased coverage of intelligence
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'Key Theorists' feature
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Discussion questions moved to end-of-chapter to enable in-text assessment

Nick Haslam is Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Luke Smillie is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne and director of the Personality Processes Lab.

By: Nick Haslam, Luke Smillie
Imprint: Sage Publications Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 186mm,
Weight: 710g
ISBN: 9781529729948
ISBN 10: 1529729947
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 20 May 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Section 1: Describing Personality Chapter 1: What is Personality? Chapter 2: Trait Psychology Chapter 3: Personality Processes Section 2: Explaining Personality Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality Chapter 5: Biological Approaches Part 1: Evolution and Genetics Chapter 6: Biological Approaches Part 2: Brain Structure and Function Chapter 7: Cognitive Approaches to Personality and their Precursors Section 3: Applying Personality Chapter 8: Personality Change and Development Chapter 9: The Assessment of Personality Chapter 10: Personality and Mental Disorder Chapter 11: Psychobiography and Life Narratives Section 4: Intelligence Chapter 12: Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities Chapter 13: Intelligence in Everyday Life Chapter 14: Emotional Intelligence

Nick Haslam is Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He received his PhD in clinical and social psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and previously taught at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Nick’s research interests include mental health, stigma, and dehumanization and he has published over 250 scholarly articles and book chapters on these and other topics.. In addition to this volume he has published several other books, including Introduction to the Taxometric Method, Values and Vulnerabilities: The Ethics of Research with Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Psychology in the Bathroom. Luke Smillie is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne and director of the Personality Processes Lab. He received his PhD from the University of Queensland and completed postdoctoral research fellowships at the University of London. He has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters on a range of topics in personality, including neurobiological and motivational accounts of individual differences, the correlates and consequences of extraversion and other basic traits, and the links between personality and social behaviour. He is an Associate Editor at both the Journal of Personality and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Personality Processes and Individual Differences.