Individual Differences and Personality / Edition 2

Individual Differences and Personality / Edition 2

by Michael C. Ashton
ISBN-10:
0124160093
ISBN-13:
9780124160095
Pub. Date:
04/12/2013
Publisher:
Elsevier Science
ISBN-10:
0124160093
ISBN-13:
9780124160095
Pub. Date:
04/12/2013
Publisher:
Elsevier Science
Individual Differences and Personality / Edition 2

Individual Differences and Personality / Edition 2

by Michael C. Ashton
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Overview

How do we come to be who we are? Why do we differ in our personalities? How do these differences matter in life? Individual Differences and Personality aims to describe how and why personality varies among people. Unlike books that focus on individual theorists, this book focuses on current research and theory on the nature of personality and related individual differences. The book begins by discussing how personality is measured, the concept of a personality trait, and the basic dimensions of personality. This leads to a discussion of the origins of personality, with descriptions of its developmental course, its biological causes, its genetic and environmental influences, and its evolutionary function. The concept of a personality disorder is then described, followed by a discussion of the influence of personality on life outcomes in relationships, work, and health. Finally, the book examines the important differences between individuals in the realms of mental abilities, of beliefs and attitudes, and of behavior.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780124160095
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Publication date: 04/12/2013
Edition description: Older Edition
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 7.60(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Michael C. Ashton is a professor of psychology at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 1998. As a grad student in the late 1990s, together with Kibeom Lee, he did some cross-cultural research to find out whether the “Big Five” personality dimensions found in North America could be recovered in other cultures. Using their own work and that of other researchers, they found that there were actually six personality dimensions. The “new” one was the H factor, or the Honesty-Humility Factor, was discovered and is now considered one of the six dimensions of human personality. In addition to the second edition of the textbook, Individual Differences and Personality, he is the author of numerous articles in scientific journals, and co-authored with Kibeom Lee The H Factor of Personality.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Concepts in Psychological Measurement2. Personality Traits and the Inventories That Measure Them3. Personality Structure: Classifying Traits 4. Developmental Change and Stability of Personality Traits5. Biological Bases of Personality6. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Personality7. The Evolution of Personality Variation8. Personality Disorders9. Personality and Life Outcomes10. Mental Ability 11. Religion and Politics12. Sexuality

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