Introduction to Personality and Intelligence

"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

Nick Haslam is Professor of Psychology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He received his PhD in clinical and social psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and previously taught at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Nick’s research interests include mental health, stigma, and dehumanization and he has published over 250 scholarly articles and book chapters on these and other topics.. In addition to this volume he has published several other books, including Introduction to the Taxometric Method, Values and Vulnerabilities: The Ethics of Research with Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Psychology in the Bathroom.