Individual Differences, 2Ed
2nd Edition
Published on 31. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-340-80816-0 (ISBN)
Description
Colin Cooper's Individual Differences has been a favourite among lecturers and students of differential psychology since it was published in 1997. It is unique in its comprehensive coverage of both personality theories and the methodological issues associated with personality and psychometric testing.
Reviews / Votes
The breadth of approach and accessibility of this new introductory texts makes it a strong candidate to capture the lecturers' recommended lists and the minds of their studentsJournal of Personality and Individual Differences,
Well-written, extra material in this new edition is a useful addition
Dr E J Austin, University of Edinburgh
Cooper is to be congratulated on the objectives, contents and structure of his timely book and its associated webpages. It merits a place on the bookshelves of any academic or student to whom the topic of individual differences is professionally salient.
The Psychology of Education Review
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
ISBN-13
978-0-340-80816-0 (9780340808160)
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Colin Cooper
Individual Differences and Personality
Book
08/2010
3rd Edition
Hodder Education
€70.75
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Previous edition
Colin Cooper
Individual Differences
Book
10/1997
Hodder Arnold
€39.80
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Person
Colin Cooper is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen's University Belfast, UK.
Content
Introduction to individual differences
Measuring individual differences
Kelly and Rogers
The reliability and validity of psychological tests
Freud's psychoanalytic theory
Factor analysis
Trait theories of personality
Performing and interpreting factor analysis
Alternative approaches to assessing personality
Biological and social bases of personality
The structure and measurement of abilities
Item response theory
Ability processes
Personality and ability over the lifespan
Environmental and genetic determinants of personality and ability
The psychology of mood and motivation
Constructing a test
Problems with tests
Conclusions
Appendices
Indexes
Measuring individual differences
Kelly and Rogers
The reliability and validity of psychological tests
Freud's psychoanalytic theory
Factor analysis
Trait theories of personality
Performing and interpreting factor analysis
Alternative approaches to assessing personality
Biological and social bases of personality
The structure and measurement of abilities
Item response theory
Ability processes
Personality and ability over the lifespan
Environmental and genetic determinants of personality and ability
The psychology of mood and motivation
Constructing a test
Problems with tests
Conclusions
Appendices
Indexes