The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual Differences (eBook)

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is Reader at Goldsmiths, University of London, Research Fellow at University College London, and Visiting Professor at NYU in London. Chamorro-Premuzic has published more than 100 scientific articles and authored four books, including the textbook Personality and Individual Differences (also published by Wiley Blackwell). He is a keynote speaker of the Institute of Economic Affairs and makes frequent media appearances in the UK and internationally. Sophie von Stumm is an award-winning young scientist who completed her postgraduate training at the University of Edinburgh and Goldsmiths, University of London. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chichester. Her research interests focus on intelligence-personality associations in relation to educational, social, and health outcomes. Adrian Furnham is currently Professor of Psychology at University College London. He has lectured widely abroad and held scholarships and visiting professorships at, among others, the University of New South Wales, the University of the West Indies, the University of Hong Kong, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Furnham is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and has written over 700 scientific papers and 60 books. He is on the editorial board of a number of international journals, as well as the past elected President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences.

"Valuable for those interested in psychology, education, sociology,
or human genetics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division
undergraduates and above, including professionals." (Choice, 1
December 2011)

"That a fresh and comprehensive statement on current
understanding about individual differences! This meaty volume
provides an unusually deep discussion of personality and mental
abilities like IQ and emotional intelligence, digs into their
biological roots, and explores their importance at work, in
relationships and in health. With the recent explosion of research
linking these topics, the time is right for this wonderful update.
Don't look for this Handbook on my bookshelves - it
will be on my desk and in use.

-- Robert B. Kaiser, Partner, Kaplan DeVries
Inc., USA

Some of the world's top researchers give us authoritative
and engaging overviews of the central topics in individual
differences, such as personality, creativity, intelligence,
genetics and evolution, work, motivation, special abilities and
happiness, making this a comprehensive guide for understanding how
and why people differ.

-- Robert Plomin, Research Professor,
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK

This handbook provides a diverse multidisciplinary collection of
chapters by leading researchers. Domains covered range from
intelligence to personality, interests, and motivation - and
from basic research on brain functions to real-world implications
in the workplace and beyond.

-- Phillip L. Ackerman, Professor of
Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.

There is much in this handbook that does not simply summarise
present knowledge but foreshadows the future state of differential
psychology. Of use to the beginning student as well as the seasoned
psychologist, any serious psychology library should possess this
handbook.

-- Philip J. Corr, Professor of Psychology,
University of East Anglia, UK

This impressive collection of antecedents, contemporary theory,
and the latest empirical research does not shy away from
controversial stances or highlighting consensual elements of the
field, making this a must read for students, practitioners and
researchers alike.

Richard D. Roberts, Principal Research Scientist,
Research and Development, Educational Testing Service, USA

With contributions from many leading researchers in differential
psychology, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Individual
Differences provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview
of individual differences research. This book will be a valuable
resource for anyone interested in the field.

--Tony Vernon, Professor of Psychology,
University of Western Ontario, USA

With thoughtful and well-written chapters - ranging from
the genetics of individual differences, to the relation between
intelligence and personality, to the traces that different
individuals leave behind in their physical environments
- this handbook manages to be both highly readable and
thoroughly informative.

-- Colin G. DeYoung, Assistant Professor of
Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA