ABSTRACT

Colin Cooper's 'Individual Differences' has been a favourite among lecturers and students of differential psychology since it was published in 1997. It is unique in its comprehensive coverage of both personality theories and the methodological issues associated with personality and psychometric testing.

This new edition has been fully revised and expanded to include recent developments in the field. There is also a new chapter on Emotional Intelligence and expanded coverage of the Big 5 model of personality and positive psychology. Cooper also discusses influential new fields such as cognitive epidemiology and a new chapter on practical applications demonstrates how what has been learned can be applied to everyday life from recruitment to predicting whether psychopaths will reoffend.

The accompanying website provides comprehensive support for both students and lecturers, including MCQs, sample exam questions, PowerPoint presentations, revision flashcards, interactive glossary, and revision summaries.

An informative and enjoyable trip through personality and psychometrics, this book is essential reading for all students wishing to gain a broad understanding of this fascinating field.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction to individual differences

chapter 2|18 pages

Kelly and Rogers

chapter 3|18 pages

Depth psychology

chapter 4|17 pages

Broad trait theories of personality

chapter 5|18 pages

Emotional intelligence

chapter 6|18 pages

Narrow personality traits

chapter 8|20 pages

Structure and measurement of abilities

chapter 9|18 pages

Ability processes

chapter 10|15 pages

Personality and ability over the lifespan

chapter 12|18 pages

Psychology of mood and motivation

chapter 13|23 pages

Applications of individual differences

chapter 14|16 pages

Measuring individual differences

chapter 16|19 pages

Factor analysis

chapter 17|23 pages

Performing and interpreting factor analyses

chapter 18|11 pages

Constructing a test

chapter 19|12 pages

Problems with tests

chapter 20|5 pages

Conclusions