Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Personality and Individual Differences
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Personality and Individual Differences is astate-of-the-art undergraduate textbook that covers the salient andrecent literature on personality, intellectual ability, motivationand other individual differences such as creativity, emotionalintelligence, leadership and vocational interests.
This third edition has been completely revised and updated toinclude the most up-to-date and cutting-edge data andanalysis. As well as introducing all topics related toindividual differences, this book examines and discusses manyimportant underlying issues, such as the psychodynamic approach tolatent…mehr
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Personality and Individual Differences is astate-of-the-art undergraduate textbook that covers the salient andrecent literature on personality, intellectual ability, motivationand other individual differences such as creativity, emotionalintelligence, leadership and vocational interests.
This third edition has been completely revised and updated toinclude the most up-to-date and cutting-edge data andanalysis. As well as introducing all topics related toindividual differences, this book examines and discusses manyimportant underlying issues, such as the psychodynamic approach tolatent variables, validity, reliability and correlations betweenconstructs.
An essential textbook for first-time as well as moreadvanced students of the discipline, Personality andIndividual Differences provides grounding in all majoraspects of differential psychology.
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This third edition has been completely revised and updated toinclude the most up-to-date and cutting-edge data andanalysis. As well as introducing all topics related toindividual differences, this book examines and discusses manyimportant underlying issues, such as the psychodynamic approach tolatent variables, validity, reliability and correlations betweenconstructs.
An essential textbook for first-time as well as moreadvanced students of the discipline, Personality andIndividual Differences provides grounding in all majoraspects of differential psychology.
Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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- BPS Textbooks in Psychology
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W118773030
- 3. Aufl.
- Seitenzahl: 480
- Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 36mm
- Gewicht: 814g
- ISBN-13: 9781118773031
- ISBN-10: 1118773039
- Artikelnr.: 41217715
- BPS Textbooks in Psychology
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 1W118773030
- 3. Aufl.
- Seitenzahl: 480
- Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2014
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 36mm
- Gewicht: 814g
- ISBN-13: 9781118773031
- ISBN-10: 1118773039
- Artikelnr.: 41217715
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is a Reader in Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and visiting professor at NYU in London.
Preface to Third Edition xiii Preface to Second Edition xiv Preface to
First Edition xv Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xviii Chapter 1
Introducing Individual Differences - From Everyday to Psychological
Questions 1 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Personality: A Commonsense Idea 3 1.3
Describing Individuals 5 1.4 Abnormality 7 1.5 Intelligence, Competition,
and Adaptation 8 1.6 Predicting Success 10 1.7 Born Different? 12 1.8 Other
Abilities 15 1.9 Variability and Change: Motivation and Mood States 16 1.10
Creativity 18 1.11 Leading the Way 20 1.12 Interests 21 Chapter 2
Personality, Part I 23 2.1 Introduction 24 2.2 Overview and Approaches 25
2.3 Definition of Personality Traits 27 2.4 History of Personality 29 2.5
Personality Traits and States: Dispositional vs. Situational Approaches 34
2.6 Eysenck's Gigantic Three and the Biological Basis of Personality Traits
38 2.7 Self-Report Inventories 41 2.8 The Biological Basis of Personality
45 2.9 Gray's Personality Theory 48 2.10 Cattell's 16Pf and The Lexical
Hypothesis 50 2.11 The Five Factor Model (Big Five) 53 2.12 Summary and
Conclusions 58 Chapter 3 Personality, Part II - Validating Personality
Traits 61 3.1 Introduction 62 3.2 Testing Personality Theories 63 3.3
Personality and Social Behavior 72 3.4 Personality and Romantic
Relationships 75 3.5 Personality and Performance 79 3.6 Personality and
Health 86 3.7 Personality and Happiness 89 3.8 The Dark Side of Personality
90 3.9 Current Developments Outside The Dispositional Paradigm 93 3.10
Summary and Conclusions 106 Chapter 4 Psychopathology 109 4.1 Introduction
110 4.2 Defining Abnormality 111 4.3 Historical Roots of Psychopathology
113 4.4 Modern Approaches to Psychopathology 115 4.5 Integrative Approaches
to Psychopathology: The Biopsychosocial Model 122 4.6 Diagnosis:
Classifying Psychological Disorders 124 4.7 Major Psychological Disorders
126 4.8 Criticisms of The Diagnostic Approach 138 4.9 Dimensional View of
Psychopathology and Personality Disorders 139 4.10 Summary and Conclusions
142 Chapter 5 Intelligence, Part I 145 5.1 Introduction 146 5.2 Defining
Intelligence 147 5.3 History of Intelligence Testing 150 5.4 Cattell's
Theory of Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence 164 5.5 Genetic vs.
Environmental Causes of Intelligence 166 5.6 Piaget and The Developmental
Theory of Cognitive Ability 168 5.7 The Great Debate: gvs. Multiple
Abilities 170 5.8 Summary and Conclusions 173 Chapter 6 Intelligence, Part
II - Validating Intelligence and Correlates of Iq (Causes and Consequences)
175 6.1 Introduction 176 6.2 Wechsler's IQ Scale 176 6.3 Intelligence at
School and University: Educational Outcomes 179 6.4 In The Job:
Occupational Outcomes of Intelligence 182 6.5 Intelligence, Longevity, and
Health 185 6.6 Intelligence and Social Class 189 6.7 Race and Sex
Differences in IQ: Facts, Controversies, and Implications 193 6.8 Sex
Differences in IQ 195 6.9 Even More Basic: Decomposing Intelligence 200
6.10 Summary and Conclusions 203 Chapter 7 Behavioral Genetics 205 7.1
Introduction 206 7.2 Early Foundations of Behavioral Genetics 207 7.3 Dna:
Some Background 208 7.4 The Power of Genes: Recent Evidence for the
Heritability of Intelligence 211 7.5 Intelligence and Assortative Mating
213 7.6 The Importance of the Environment 214 7.7 Biological Effects on
Intelligence: Why Do They Increase Across the Lifespan? 216 7.8 Genetic
Causes of Personality Traits 221 7.9 Genetic Basis of Maladaptive Behaviors
225 7.10 Personality and Intelligence: Interplay Between Environment and
Genes? 227 7.11 Implications for Upbringing and Education 228 7.12
Contradicting Genetics: The Flynn Effect 229 7.13 Evolutionary Psychology
234 7.14 Summary and Conclusions 237 Chapter 8 Beyond Iq - Theories of Hot
Intelligence 239 8.1 Introduction 240 8.2 Streetwise Rather than Book Smart
241 8.3 Early Beginnings: Thorndike's Social Intelligence 243 8.4
Theoretical Importance of Social Intelligence 248 8.5 Early Problems 249
8.6 Recent Approaches: From Multidimensionality to Implicit Theories 253
8.7 Emotional Intelligence 255 8.8 Debate and Controversy Surrounding
Emotional Intelligence 258 8.9 Origins and Measurement Problems of EQ 260
8.10 Trait Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Self-Efficacy 261 8.11
Practical Intelligence 265 8.12 Summary and Conclusions 266 Chapter 9 Mood
and Motivation 269 9.1 Introduction 270 9.2 Beyond or Underneath Traits 271
9.3 Defining Motivation 272 9.4 From Biological Reflexes to Psychological
Self-Realization 277 9.5 Mood States 294 9.6 Structure of Mood 295 9.7
Situational Determinants of Mood 296 9.8 Dispositional Influences on Mood
States 297 9.9 Integrative and Recent Approaches to Mood States 298 9.10
Summary and Conclusions 299 Chapter 10 Creativity 303 10.1 Introduction 304
10.2 Definitions and Conceptualizations of Creativity 305 10.3 Creativity
Across Different Psychological Paradigms 308 10.4 Differential Approaches
to Creativity 312 10.5 Creativity and Intelligence 314 10.6 Creativity and
Personality Traits 322 10.7 Testing Creativity 330 10.8 Creativity In
Different Fields (From Arts to Science) 333 10.9 Summary and Conclusions
334 Chapter 11 Leadership 337 11.1 Introduction 338 11.2 Approaches to
Leadership 339 11.3 Behavioral Approaches: Leadership Styles 355 11.4
Leadership and Gender 364 11.5 Summary and Conclusions 366 Chapter 12
Vocational Interests 369 12.1 Introduction 370 12.2 Approaches to
Vocational Interests 371 12.3 Linking Theory and Practice 373 12.4
Stability of Interests: Evidence for Dispositional Nature 374 12.5 Gender
Differences in Vocational Interests 376 12.6 Person-Environment Fit 380
12.7 Holland's Riasec Typology 380 12.8 Prediger's Three-Factor Model 384
12.9 Holland and The Big Five 385 12.10 Circumscription and Compromise:
Gottfredson's Theory 386 12.11 Trait Complexes and Interests 387 12.12
Summary and Conclusions 389 Glossary 391 References 399 Index 451
First Edition xv Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xviii Chapter 1
Introducing Individual Differences - From Everyday to Psychological
Questions 1 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Personality: A Commonsense Idea 3 1.3
Describing Individuals 5 1.4 Abnormality 7 1.5 Intelligence, Competition,
and Adaptation 8 1.6 Predicting Success 10 1.7 Born Different? 12 1.8 Other
Abilities 15 1.9 Variability and Change: Motivation and Mood States 16 1.10
Creativity 18 1.11 Leading the Way 20 1.12 Interests 21 Chapter 2
Personality, Part I 23 2.1 Introduction 24 2.2 Overview and Approaches 25
2.3 Definition of Personality Traits 27 2.4 History of Personality 29 2.5
Personality Traits and States: Dispositional vs. Situational Approaches 34
2.6 Eysenck's Gigantic Three and the Biological Basis of Personality Traits
38 2.7 Self-Report Inventories 41 2.8 The Biological Basis of Personality
45 2.9 Gray's Personality Theory 48 2.10 Cattell's 16Pf and The Lexical
Hypothesis 50 2.11 The Five Factor Model (Big Five) 53 2.12 Summary and
Conclusions 58 Chapter 3 Personality, Part II - Validating Personality
Traits 61 3.1 Introduction 62 3.2 Testing Personality Theories 63 3.3
Personality and Social Behavior 72 3.4 Personality and Romantic
Relationships 75 3.5 Personality and Performance 79 3.6 Personality and
Health 86 3.7 Personality and Happiness 89 3.8 The Dark Side of Personality
90 3.9 Current Developments Outside The Dispositional Paradigm 93 3.10
Summary and Conclusions 106 Chapter 4 Psychopathology 109 4.1 Introduction
110 4.2 Defining Abnormality 111 4.3 Historical Roots of Psychopathology
113 4.4 Modern Approaches to Psychopathology 115 4.5 Integrative Approaches
to Psychopathology: The Biopsychosocial Model 122 4.6 Diagnosis:
Classifying Psychological Disorders 124 4.7 Major Psychological Disorders
126 4.8 Criticisms of The Diagnostic Approach 138 4.9 Dimensional View of
Psychopathology and Personality Disorders 139 4.10 Summary and Conclusions
142 Chapter 5 Intelligence, Part I 145 5.1 Introduction 146 5.2 Defining
Intelligence 147 5.3 History of Intelligence Testing 150 5.4 Cattell's
Theory of Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence 164 5.5 Genetic vs.
Environmental Causes of Intelligence 166 5.6 Piaget and The Developmental
Theory of Cognitive Ability 168 5.7 The Great Debate: gvs. Multiple
Abilities 170 5.8 Summary and Conclusions 173 Chapter 6 Intelligence, Part
II - Validating Intelligence and Correlates of Iq (Causes and Consequences)
175 6.1 Introduction 176 6.2 Wechsler's IQ Scale 176 6.3 Intelligence at
School and University: Educational Outcomes 179 6.4 In The Job:
Occupational Outcomes of Intelligence 182 6.5 Intelligence, Longevity, and
Health 185 6.6 Intelligence and Social Class 189 6.7 Race and Sex
Differences in IQ: Facts, Controversies, and Implications 193 6.8 Sex
Differences in IQ 195 6.9 Even More Basic: Decomposing Intelligence 200
6.10 Summary and Conclusions 203 Chapter 7 Behavioral Genetics 205 7.1
Introduction 206 7.2 Early Foundations of Behavioral Genetics 207 7.3 Dna:
Some Background 208 7.4 The Power of Genes: Recent Evidence for the
Heritability of Intelligence 211 7.5 Intelligence and Assortative Mating
213 7.6 The Importance of the Environment 214 7.7 Biological Effects on
Intelligence: Why Do They Increase Across the Lifespan? 216 7.8 Genetic
Causes of Personality Traits 221 7.9 Genetic Basis of Maladaptive Behaviors
225 7.10 Personality and Intelligence: Interplay Between Environment and
Genes? 227 7.11 Implications for Upbringing and Education 228 7.12
Contradicting Genetics: The Flynn Effect 229 7.13 Evolutionary Psychology
234 7.14 Summary and Conclusions 237 Chapter 8 Beyond Iq - Theories of Hot
Intelligence 239 8.1 Introduction 240 8.2 Streetwise Rather than Book Smart
241 8.3 Early Beginnings: Thorndike's Social Intelligence 243 8.4
Theoretical Importance of Social Intelligence 248 8.5 Early Problems 249
8.6 Recent Approaches: From Multidimensionality to Implicit Theories 253
8.7 Emotional Intelligence 255 8.8 Debate and Controversy Surrounding
Emotional Intelligence 258 8.9 Origins and Measurement Problems of EQ 260
8.10 Trait Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Self-Efficacy 261 8.11
Practical Intelligence 265 8.12 Summary and Conclusions 266 Chapter 9 Mood
and Motivation 269 9.1 Introduction 270 9.2 Beyond or Underneath Traits 271
9.3 Defining Motivation 272 9.4 From Biological Reflexes to Psychological
Self-Realization 277 9.5 Mood States 294 9.6 Structure of Mood 295 9.7
Situational Determinants of Mood 296 9.8 Dispositional Influences on Mood
States 297 9.9 Integrative and Recent Approaches to Mood States 298 9.10
Summary and Conclusions 299 Chapter 10 Creativity 303 10.1 Introduction 304
10.2 Definitions and Conceptualizations of Creativity 305 10.3 Creativity
Across Different Psychological Paradigms 308 10.4 Differential Approaches
to Creativity 312 10.5 Creativity and Intelligence 314 10.6 Creativity and
Personality Traits 322 10.7 Testing Creativity 330 10.8 Creativity In
Different Fields (From Arts to Science) 333 10.9 Summary and Conclusions
334 Chapter 11 Leadership 337 11.1 Introduction 338 11.2 Approaches to
Leadership 339 11.3 Behavioral Approaches: Leadership Styles 355 11.4
Leadership and Gender 364 11.5 Summary and Conclusions 366 Chapter 12
Vocational Interests 369 12.1 Introduction 370 12.2 Approaches to
Vocational Interests 371 12.3 Linking Theory and Practice 373 12.4
Stability of Interests: Evidence for Dispositional Nature 374 12.5 Gender
Differences in Vocational Interests 376 12.6 Person-Environment Fit 380
12.7 Holland's Riasec Typology 380 12.8 Prediger's Three-Factor Model 384
12.9 Holland and The Big Five 385 12.10 Circumscription and Compromise:
Gottfredson's Theory 386 12.11 Trait Complexes and Interests 387 12.12
Summary and Conclusions 389 Glossary 391 References 399 Index 451
Preface to Third Edition xiii Preface to Second Edition xiv Preface to
First Edition xv Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xviii Chapter 1
Introducing Individual Differences - From Everyday to Psychological
Questions 1 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Personality: A Commonsense Idea 3 1.3
Describing Individuals 5 1.4 Abnormality 7 1.5 Intelligence, Competition,
and Adaptation 8 1.6 Predicting Success 10 1.7 Born Different? 12 1.8 Other
Abilities 15 1.9 Variability and Change: Motivation and Mood States 16 1.10
Creativity 18 1.11 Leading the Way 20 1.12 Interests 21 Chapter 2
Personality, Part I 23 2.1 Introduction 24 2.2 Overview and Approaches 25
2.3 Definition of Personality Traits 27 2.4 History of Personality 29 2.5
Personality Traits and States: Dispositional vs. Situational Approaches 34
2.6 Eysenck's Gigantic Three and the Biological Basis of Personality Traits
38 2.7 Self-Report Inventories 41 2.8 The Biological Basis of Personality
45 2.9 Gray's Personality Theory 48 2.10 Cattell's 16Pf and The Lexical
Hypothesis 50 2.11 The Five Factor Model (Big Five) 53 2.12 Summary and
Conclusions 58 Chapter 3 Personality, Part II - Validating Personality
Traits 61 3.1 Introduction 62 3.2 Testing Personality Theories 63 3.3
Personality and Social Behavior 72 3.4 Personality and Romantic
Relationships 75 3.5 Personality and Performance 79 3.6 Personality and
Health 86 3.7 Personality and Happiness 89 3.8 The Dark Side of Personality
90 3.9 Current Developments Outside The Dispositional Paradigm 93 3.10
Summary and Conclusions 106 Chapter 4 Psychopathology 109 4.1 Introduction
110 4.2 Defining Abnormality 111 4.3 Historical Roots of Psychopathology
113 4.4 Modern Approaches to Psychopathology 115 4.5 Integrative Approaches
to Psychopathology: The Biopsychosocial Model 122 4.6 Diagnosis:
Classifying Psychological Disorders 124 4.7 Major Psychological Disorders
126 4.8 Criticisms of The Diagnostic Approach 138 4.9 Dimensional View of
Psychopathology and Personality Disorders 139 4.10 Summary and Conclusions
142 Chapter 5 Intelligence, Part I 145 5.1 Introduction 146 5.2 Defining
Intelligence 147 5.3 History of Intelligence Testing 150 5.4 Cattell's
Theory of Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence 164 5.5 Genetic vs.
Environmental Causes of Intelligence 166 5.6 Piaget and The Developmental
Theory of Cognitive Ability 168 5.7 The Great Debate: gvs. Multiple
Abilities 170 5.8 Summary and Conclusions 173 Chapter 6 Intelligence, Part
II - Validating Intelligence and Correlates of Iq (Causes and Consequences)
175 6.1 Introduction 176 6.2 Wechsler's IQ Scale 176 6.3 Intelligence at
School and University: Educational Outcomes 179 6.4 In The Job:
Occupational Outcomes of Intelligence 182 6.5 Intelligence, Longevity, and
Health 185 6.6 Intelligence and Social Class 189 6.7 Race and Sex
Differences in IQ: Facts, Controversies, and Implications 193 6.8 Sex
Differences in IQ 195 6.9 Even More Basic: Decomposing Intelligence 200
6.10 Summary and Conclusions 203 Chapter 7 Behavioral Genetics 205 7.1
Introduction 206 7.2 Early Foundations of Behavioral Genetics 207 7.3 Dna:
Some Background 208 7.4 The Power of Genes: Recent Evidence for the
Heritability of Intelligence 211 7.5 Intelligence and Assortative Mating
213 7.6 The Importance of the Environment 214 7.7 Biological Effects on
Intelligence: Why Do They Increase Across the Lifespan? 216 7.8 Genetic
Causes of Personality Traits 221 7.9 Genetic Basis of Maladaptive Behaviors
225 7.10 Personality and Intelligence: Interplay Between Environment and
Genes? 227 7.11 Implications for Upbringing and Education 228 7.12
Contradicting Genetics: The Flynn Effect 229 7.13 Evolutionary Psychology
234 7.14 Summary and Conclusions 237 Chapter 8 Beyond Iq - Theories of Hot
Intelligence 239 8.1 Introduction 240 8.2 Streetwise Rather than Book Smart
241 8.3 Early Beginnings: Thorndike's Social Intelligence 243 8.4
Theoretical Importance of Social Intelligence 248 8.5 Early Problems 249
8.6 Recent Approaches: From Multidimensionality to Implicit Theories 253
8.7 Emotional Intelligence 255 8.8 Debate and Controversy Surrounding
Emotional Intelligence 258 8.9 Origins and Measurement Problems of EQ 260
8.10 Trait Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Self-Efficacy 261 8.11
Practical Intelligence 265 8.12 Summary and Conclusions 266 Chapter 9 Mood
and Motivation 269 9.1 Introduction 270 9.2 Beyond or Underneath Traits 271
9.3 Defining Motivation 272 9.4 From Biological Reflexes to Psychological
Self-Realization 277 9.5 Mood States 294 9.6 Structure of Mood 295 9.7
Situational Determinants of Mood 296 9.8 Dispositional Influences on Mood
States 297 9.9 Integrative and Recent Approaches to Mood States 298 9.10
Summary and Conclusions 299 Chapter 10 Creativity 303 10.1 Introduction 304
10.2 Definitions and Conceptualizations of Creativity 305 10.3 Creativity
Across Different Psychological Paradigms 308 10.4 Differential Approaches
to Creativity 312 10.5 Creativity and Intelligence 314 10.6 Creativity and
Personality Traits 322 10.7 Testing Creativity 330 10.8 Creativity In
Different Fields (From Arts to Science) 333 10.9 Summary and Conclusions
334 Chapter 11 Leadership 337 11.1 Introduction 338 11.2 Approaches to
Leadership 339 11.3 Behavioral Approaches: Leadership Styles 355 11.4
Leadership and Gender 364 11.5 Summary and Conclusions 366 Chapter 12
Vocational Interests 369 12.1 Introduction 370 12.2 Approaches to
Vocational Interests 371 12.3 Linking Theory and Practice 373 12.4
Stability of Interests: Evidence for Dispositional Nature 374 12.5 Gender
Differences in Vocational Interests 376 12.6 Person-Environment Fit 380
12.7 Holland's Riasec Typology 380 12.8 Prediger's Three-Factor Model 384
12.9 Holland and The Big Five 385 12.10 Circumscription and Compromise:
Gottfredson's Theory 386 12.11 Trait Complexes and Interests 387 12.12
Summary and Conclusions 389 Glossary 391 References 399 Index 451
First Edition xv Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xviii Chapter 1
Introducing Individual Differences - From Everyday to Psychological
Questions 1 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Personality: A Commonsense Idea 3 1.3
Describing Individuals 5 1.4 Abnormality 7 1.5 Intelligence, Competition,
and Adaptation 8 1.6 Predicting Success 10 1.7 Born Different? 12 1.8 Other
Abilities 15 1.9 Variability and Change: Motivation and Mood States 16 1.10
Creativity 18 1.11 Leading the Way 20 1.12 Interests 21 Chapter 2
Personality, Part I 23 2.1 Introduction 24 2.2 Overview and Approaches 25
2.3 Definition of Personality Traits 27 2.4 History of Personality 29 2.5
Personality Traits and States: Dispositional vs. Situational Approaches 34
2.6 Eysenck's Gigantic Three and the Biological Basis of Personality Traits
38 2.7 Self-Report Inventories 41 2.8 The Biological Basis of Personality
45 2.9 Gray's Personality Theory 48 2.10 Cattell's 16Pf and The Lexical
Hypothesis 50 2.11 The Five Factor Model (Big Five) 53 2.12 Summary and
Conclusions 58 Chapter 3 Personality, Part II - Validating Personality
Traits 61 3.1 Introduction 62 3.2 Testing Personality Theories 63 3.3
Personality and Social Behavior 72 3.4 Personality and Romantic
Relationships 75 3.5 Personality and Performance 79 3.6 Personality and
Health 86 3.7 Personality and Happiness 89 3.8 The Dark Side of Personality
90 3.9 Current Developments Outside The Dispositional Paradigm 93 3.10
Summary and Conclusions 106 Chapter 4 Psychopathology 109 4.1 Introduction
110 4.2 Defining Abnormality 111 4.3 Historical Roots of Psychopathology
113 4.4 Modern Approaches to Psychopathology 115 4.5 Integrative Approaches
to Psychopathology: The Biopsychosocial Model 122 4.6 Diagnosis:
Classifying Psychological Disorders 124 4.7 Major Psychological Disorders
126 4.8 Criticisms of The Diagnostic Approach 138 4.9 Dimensional View of
Psychopathology and Personality Disorders 139 4.10 Summary and Conclusions
142 Chapter 5 Intelligence, Part I 145 5.1 Introduction 146 5.2 Defining
Intelligence 147 5.3 History of Intelligence Testing 150 5.4 Cattell's
Theory of Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence 164 5.5 Genetic vs.
Environmental Causes of Intelligence 166 5.6 Piaget and The Developmental
Theory of Cognitive Ability 168 5.7 The Great Debate: gvs. Multiple
Abilities 170 5.8 Summary and Conclusions 173 Chapter 6 Intelligence, Part
II - Validating Intelligence and Correlates of Iq (Causes and Consequences)
175 6.1 Introduction 176 6.2 Wechsler's IQ Scale 176 6.3 Intelligence at
School and University: Educational Outcomes 179 6.4 In The Job:
Occupational Outcomes of Intelligence 182 6.5 Intelligence, Longevity, and
Health 185 6.6 Intelligence and Social Class 189 6.7 Race and Sex
Differences in IQ: Facts, Controversies, and Implications 193 6.8 Sex
Differences in IQ 195 6.9 Even More Basic: Decomposing Intelligence 200
6.10 Summary and Conclusions 203 Chapter 7 Behavioral Genetics 205 7.1
Introduction 206 7.2 Early Foundations of Behavioral Genetics 207 7.3 Dna:
Some Background 208 7.4 The Power of Genes: Recent Evidence for the
Heritability of Intelligence 211 7.5 Intelligence and Assortative Mating
213 7.6 The Importance of the Environment 214 7.7 Biological Effects on
Intelligence: Why Do They Increase Across the Lifespan? 216 7.8 Genetic
Causes of Personality Traits 221 7.9 Genetic Basis of Maladaptive Behaviors
225 7.10 Personality and Intelligence: Interplay Between Environment and
Genes? 227 7.11 Implications for Upbringing and Education 228 7.12
Contradicting Genetics: The Flynn Effect 229 7.13 Evolutionary Psychology
234 7.14 Summary and Conclusions 237 Chapter 8 Beyond Iq - Theories of Hot
Intelligence 239 8.1 Introduction 240 8.2 Streetwise Rather than Book Smart
241 8.3 Early Beginnings: Thorndike's Social Intelligence 243 8.4
Theoretical Importance of Social Intelligence 248 8.5 Early Problems 249
8.6 Recent Approaches: From Multidimensionality to Implicit Theories 253
8.7 Emotional Intelligence 255 8.8 Debate and Controversy Surrounding
Emotional Intelligence 258 8.9 Origins and Measurement Problems of EQ 260
8.10 Trait Emotional Intelligence: Emotional Self-Efficacy 261 8.11
Practical Intelligence 265 8.12 Summary and Conclusions 266 Chapter 9 Mood
and Motivation 269 9.1 Introduction 270 9.2 Beyond or Underneath Traits 271
9.3 Defining Motivation 272 9.4 From Biological Reflexes to Psychological
Self-Realization 277 9.5 Mood States 294 9.6 Structure of Mood 295 9.7
Situational Determinants of Mood 296 9.8 Dispositional Influences on Mood
States 297 9.9 Integrative and Recent Approaches to Mood States 298 9.10
Summary and Conclusions 299 Chapter 10 Creativity 303 10.1 Introduction 304
10.2 Definitions and Conceptualizations of Creativity 305 10.3 Creativity
Across Different Psychological Paradigms 308 10.4 Differential Approaches
to Creativity 312 10.5 Creativity and Intelligence 314 10.6 Creativity and
Personality Traits 322 10.7 Testing Creativity 330 10.8 Creativity In
Different Fields (From Arts to Science) 333 10.9 Summary and Conclusions
334 Chapter 11 Leadership 337 11.1 Introduction 338 11.2 Approaches to
Leadership 339 11.3 Behavioral Approaches: Leadership Styles 355 11.4
Leadership and Gender 364 11.5 Summary and Conclusions 366 Chapter 12
Vocational Interests 369 12.1 Introduction 370 12.2 Approaches to
Vocational Interests 371 12.3 Linking Theory and Practice 373 12.4
Stability of Interests: Evidence for Dispositional Nature 374 12.5 Gender
Differences in Vocational Interests 376 12.6 Person-Environment Fit 380
12.7 Holland's Riasec Typology 380 12.8 Prediger's Three-Factor Model 384
12.9 Holland and The Big Five 385 12.10 Circumscription and Compromise:
Gottfredson's Theory 386 12.11 Trait Complexes and Interests 387 12.12
Summary and Conclusions 389 Glossary 391 References 399 Index 451