Human Differences.

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....

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Main Author: Aiken, Lewis R.
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Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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505 0 |a 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. 
505 8 |a 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. 
505 8 |a 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. 
505 8 |a CRIME AND PREJUDICERIME AND PREJUDICE; SUMMARY; SUGGESTED READINGS; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index. 
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