
Individual Differences and Personality
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Description
Key Features
- Organized by issues in personality research rather than by theorists
- Identifies main traits in personality and explains personality assessment
- Examines the impact of personality on life outcomes
- Explores developmental, genetic and evolutionary aspects of personality
- Includes other psychological characteristics (abilities, interests, beliefs and attitudes)
- Test bank included on the instructor website
Readership
Students, instructors, and researchers in personality psychology
Table of Contents
1. Basic Concepts in Psychological Measurement
2. Personality Traits and the Inventories that Measure Them
3. Personality Structure: Classifying Traits
4. Developmental Change and Stability of Personality
5. Biological Bases of Personality
6. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Personality
7. The Evolutionary Function of Personality
8. Personality Disorders
9. Personality and Life Outcomes
10. Mental Ability
11. Vocational Interests
12. Religion and Politics
13. Sexuality
Product details
- No. of pages: 404
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2017
- Published: May 30, 2017
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128098462
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128098455
About the Author
Michael Ashton

Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
Latest reviews
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CandaceCalifornia Sun Nov 24 2019
Personality and Individual Differences
If you ever get the peasure to learn from Dr. Ashton, he is an excellent lecturer with an amazing sence of humor! The book isnt too bad either🤭😊
AnnemarieØstergaard Tue Mar 26 2019
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