Contents

Preface

1 Introduction to Individual Differences

2 Personality by introspection

3 Measuring individual differences

4 Depth psychology

5 Factor analysis and network analysis

6 Broad trait theories of personality

7 Reliability and validity of psychological tests

8 Narrow personality traits

9 Sub-clinical and antisocial personality traits

10 Biological, social and cognitive bases of personality

11 Structure and measurement of abilities

12 Ability processes

13 Emotional intelligence

14 Ability change over time

15 Environmental and genetic influences on personality and intelligence

16 The psychology of mood and motivation

17 Personality differences and dynamics

18 Applications in health, clinical, counselling and forensic psychology

19 Applications in education, work and sport

20 Performing and interpreting factor analyses

21 Constructing a test

22 Problems with tests

23 Integration, concerns and conclusions

Appendix