Description
| Product ID: | 9781138494213 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Key Thinkers in Psychology and Neuroscience |
| Title: | Key Thinkers in Individual Differences |
| Subtitle: | Ideas on Personality and Intelligence |
| Authors: | Author: Alex Forsythe |
| Page Count: | 200 |
| Subjects: | Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, The self, ego, identity, personality |
| Description: | This book features coverage of influential people in personality and intelligence, and examines the academic and scientific contribution they made to the field. The author uses a thematic structure to explore the background, interconnections, controversies and ‘conversations’ related to these individuals throughout history. Key Thinkers in Individual Differences introduces the life, work and thought of 25 of the most influential figures who have shaped and developed the measurement of intelligence and personality. Expanding on from a résumé of academic events, this book makes sense of these psychologists by bringing together not only their ideas but the social experiences, loves and losses that moulded them. By adapting a chronological approach, Forsythe presents the history and context behind these thinkers, ranging from the buffoonery and sheer genius of Charles Galton, the theatre of Hans Eysenck and John Phillipe Rushton, to the much-maligned and overlooked work of women such as Isabel Myers, Katherine Briggs and Karen Horney. Exploring all through a phenomenological lens, the background, interconnections, controversies and conversations of these thinkers are uncovered. This informative guide is essential reading to anyone who studies, works in or is simply captivated by the field of individual differences, personality and intelligence. An invaluable resource for all students of individual differences and the history of psychology. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-05-31 |
