Includes bibliographical references and index

Personality theory in context -- The basis of the psychoanalytic approach to personality -- Developments of Freudian theorising -- Learning theory perspectives on personality -- Cognitive personality theories -- Humanistic personality theories -- The trait approach to personality -- Biological basis of personality I: Genetic heritability of personality and biological and physiological models of personality -- Biological basis of personality II: Evolutionary psychology and animal studies of personality -- An introduction to intelligence -- Theories and measurement of intelligence -- Intelligence tests: What do scores on intelligence tests reflect? -- Heritability and socially defined race differences in intelligence -- Sex differences in intelligence: Spatial intelligence and emotional intelligence -- The application of personality and intelligence in education and the workplace -- An introduction to applied individual differences --- Optimism -- Irrational beliefs -- Embarrassment, shyness and social anxiety -- Interpersonal relationships -- Social attitudes -- Academic argument and thinking -- Statistical terms -- Psychometric testing -- Research ethics