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“There is a wonderful balance and clarity in coverage of complex and contentious issues. Throughout, the tone is amiable…the writing engaging and clear.”
—Robbie Sutton, University of Kent, U.K.
Nick Haslam's highly-anticipated new text is a thoroughly engaging introduction to the psychology of personality.
Fully tailored to the British Psychological Society's guidelines regarding the teaching of Individual Differences, Introduction to Personality and Intelligence provides the perfect package for any undergraduate Psychology student taking a course in this fascinating subject.
Key Features:
Coverage of all core topics for a personality course; A whole section devoted to intelligence; Includes mental disorders and cognitive approaches; Focuses on major theoretical issues; Presents a good range of applied theory chapters; Packed with pedagogical features including: key concept boxes and a full glossary, illustrative case studies, and annotated further reading
The author's writing style, use of pedagogy, and incorporation of the latest empirical research findings makes Introduction to Personality and Intelligence an essential textbook for all Psychology students taking a Personality or Individual Differences course.
Biological Approaches to Personality
Biological Approaches to Personality
Learning Objectives
- To understand the behavioural genetic approach to the study of personality, and the research methods it employs to determine the heritability of traits.
- To recognize the nature and limitations of genetic influences on personality, and the ways in which behavioural genetics clarifies the role of environmental factors in personality.
- To understand major theories of how patterns of brain functioning are associated with individual differences in personality.
- To clarify how personality variations can be understood in terms of evolutionary adaptations.
This chapter is the first of three that examine alternative ways of explaining personality, and focuses on biological processes and mechanisms. We first review evidence for genetic contributions to personality, examining their magnitude (i.e., the ‘heritability’ of personality traits) and the research ...
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