The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences: 3 (HPIZ - Wiley-Blackwell Handbooks in Personality and Individual Differences) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119050308 ISBN 13: 9781119050308

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015

Synopsis

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of recent research, current perspectives, practical applications, and likely future developments in individual differences. 

• Brings together the work of the top global researchers within the area of individual differences, including Philip L. Ackerman, Ian J. Deary, Ed Diener, Robert Hogan, Deniz S. Ones and Dean Keith Simonton
• Covers methodological, theoretical and paradigm changes in the area of individual differences
• Individual chapters cover core areas of individual differences including personality and intelligence, biological causes of individual differences, and creativity and emotional intelligence 

About this title

About the Author

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is Reader at Goldsmiths, University of London, Research Fellow at University College London, and Visiting Professor at NYU in London. Chamorro-Premuzic has published more than 100 scientific articles and authored four books, including the textbook Personality and Individual Differences (also published by Wiley Blackwell). He is a keynote speaker of the Institute of Economic Affairs and makes frequent media appearances in the UK and internationally.

Sophie von Stumm is an award-winning young scientist who completed her postgraduate training at the University of Edinburgh and Goldsmiths, University of London. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chichester. Her research interests focus on intelligence–personality associations in relation to educational, social, and health outcomes.

Adrian Furnham is currently Professor of Psychology at University College London. He has lectured widely abroad and held scholarships and visiting professorships at, among others, the University of New South Wales, the University of the West Indies, the University of Hong Kong, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Furnham is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and has written over 700 scientific papers and 60 books. He is on the editorial board of a number of international journals, as well as the past elected President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences.

From the Back Cover

“Fresh and comprehensive, this meaty volume provides an unusually deep discussion of individual differences. With the recent explosion of research, the time is right for this wonderful update. Don’t look for this handbook ton my bookshelves―it will be on my desk and in use.”

Robert B. Kaiser, Partner, Kaplan DeVries Inc.

“Some of the world’s top researchers give us authoritative and engaging overviews of the central topics in individual differences, such as personality, creativity, intelligence, genetics and evolution, work, motivation, special abilities and happiness, making this a comprehensive guide for understanding how and why people differ.”

Robert Plomin, Research Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London

“This handbook provides a diverse multidisciplinary collection of chapters by leading researchers. Domains covered range from intelligence to personality, interests, and motivation―and from basic research on brain functions to real-world implications in the workplace and beyond.”

Phillip L. Ackerman, Professor of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology

“There is much in this handbook that does not simply summarize present knowledge but foreshadows the future state of differential psychology. Of use to the beginning student as well as the seasoned psychologist, any serious psychology library should possess this handbook.”

Philip J. Corr, Professor of Psychology, University of East Anglia

The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of recent research, current perspectives, practical applications, and likely future developments in the field of individual differences. Bringing together the work of top researchers in the field from around the world, this essential reference work covers methodological, theoretical, and paradigm changes in the area of individual differences.

Separate chapters cover core disciplines of individual differences including―but not limited to―personality and intelligence, biological, genetic, and social causes of individual differences, and creativity and emotional intelligence. The unparalleled scope of this work makes it a must-have resource for advanced psychology students, academics, and practitioners.

From the Inside Flap

“Fresh and comprehensive, this meaty volume provides an unusually deep discussion of individual differences. With the recent explosion of research, the time is right for this wonderful update. Don’t look for this handbook ton my bookshelves—it will be on my desk and in use.”

Robert B. Kaiser, Partner, Kaplan DeVries Inc.

“Some of the world’s top researchers give us authoritative and engaging overviews of the central topics in individual differences, such as personality, creativity, intelligence, genetics and evolution, work, motivation, special abilities and happiness, making this a comprehensive guide for understanding how and why people differ.”

Robert Plomin, Research Professor, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London

“This handbook provides a diverse multidisciplinary collection of chapters by leading researchers. Domains covered range from intelligence to personality, interests, and motivation—and from basic research on brain functions to real-world implications in the workplace and beyond.”

Phillip L. Ackerman, Professor of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology

“There is much in this handbook that does not simply summarize present knowledge but foreshadows the future state of differential psychology. Of use to the beginning student as well as the seasoned psychologist, any serious psychology library should possess this handbook.”

Philip J. Corr, Professor of Psychology, University of East Anglia

The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of recent research, current perspectives, practical applications, and likely future developments in the field of individual differences. Bringing together the work of top researchers in the field from around the world, this essential reference work covers methodological, theoretical, and paradigm changes in the area of individual differences.

Separate chapters cover core disciplines of individual differences including—but not limited to—personality and intelligence, biological, genetic, and social causes of individual differences, and creativity and emotional intelligence. The unparalleled scope of this work makes it a must-have resource for advanced psychology students, academics, and practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119050308
• ISBN 13: 9781119050308
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 848
• Editor: Chamorro-Premuzic Tomas, Von Stumm Sophie, Furnham Adrian