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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456076403321

Autore

Aiken Lewis R. <1931->

Titolo

Human differences / / Lewis R. Aiken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, New Jersey : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 1999

ISBN

1-4106-0155-2

0-585-21032-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (737 p.)

Disciplina

155.22

Soggetti

Individual differences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-315) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Origins and Developments; INDIVIDUALISM; SCIENTIFIC BEGINNINGS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING; OTHER DEVELOPMENTS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 2 Measurement and Research Methods; VARIABLES AND MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH METHODS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 3 Biological Foundations; PHYSICAL VARIABLES AND SYSTEMS; HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM AND ENDOCRINE GLANDS; EVOLUTION AND GENETICS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 4 Sociocultural Foundations; ATTACHMENT AND PARENTING; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE

SEX AND GENDERETHNICITY AND CULTURE; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 5 Physical Appearance, Performance, and Health; MEASURING AND DESCRIBING THE HUMAN BODY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; HEALTH AND ILLNESS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 6 Theories, Concepts, and Correlates of Cognitive Abilities; THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE; STABILITY AND CHANGE IN COGNITIVE ABILITIES; GENDER AND ETHNICITY; HOME, SCHOOL, AND WORK; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 7 Exceptional and Special Cognitive Abilities; GENERAL AND SPECIFIC COGNITIVE DISABILITIES; INTELLECTUAL GIFTEDNESS AND CREATIVITY

SOME OTHER INTELLIGENCESSPECIAL ABILITIES; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 8 Personality Theories, Concepts, and Correlates; THEORIES



OF PERSONALITY; VARIABLES, MEASURES, AND METHODOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; PERCEPTUAL AND COGNITIVE STYLES; DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES; OTHER CORRELATES OF PERSONALITY; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 9 Personality Problems and Disorders; STRESS AND ILLNESS; MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; 10 Differences Across the Life Span; EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND EXPENDITURES; MATES AND FAMILIES; FRIENDSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

CRIME AND PREJUDICERIME AND PREJUDICE; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text reviews the mass of information concerning the ways in which individuals and groups differ from each other. Reviews of research findings and interpretations are provided on: physical appearance, performance and health; cognitive abilities; personality; and development across the life span. Extensive treatment of foundations (historical, measurement, research methods, biological, social, and cultural) is also provided. Both normal and abnormal behaviors are considered. The book provides an interdisciplinary focus, including material from all the behavior and natural sciences, not just