Psychology Express: Personality and Individual Differences (Undergraduate Revision Guide) by Terence Butler , Dominic Upton , Laura Scurlock-Evans

Psychology Express: Personality and Individual Differences (Undergraduate Revision Guide) 

This revision guide provides concise coverage of the central topics within Personality, Individual Difference and Intelligence Psychology, presented within a framework designed to help you focus on assessment and exams. The guide is organised to cater for QAA and BPS recommendations for course content. Sample questions, assessment advice and exam tips drive the organisation within chapters so you are able to grasp and marshal your thoughts towards revision of the main topics.  Features focused on critical thinking, practical applications and key research will offer additional pointers for you in your revision process and exam preparation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Introduction
Guided tour
Guided tour of the companion website
Acknowledgements

1. Introduction
2. Dispositional approaches to personality
3. Biological theories of personality
4. Learning theory models of personality 
5. Cognitive and humanistic (phenomenological) models of personality
6. Psychodynamic personality theories
7. Stability, consistency and change in personality traits
8. Describing intelligence
9. Explaining intelligence
10. Psychometrics
11. Applications of personality and individual differences
And finally, before the exam...
Glossary
References
Index

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Writer                 ✤    Terence Butler , Dominic Upton , Laura Scurlock-Evans