PSYC211-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016

Personality

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2016

Description

This course provides an overview of classic and contemporary theory and research in personality. Approaches to understanding personality will include Freudian and Neo-Freudian perspectives, genetic and evolutionary perspectives, biological perspectives, existential and humanistic perspectives, trait perspectives, and behavioural perspectives. In the laboratory sessions students will take, analyze, and interpret various personality assessment instruments.

PSYC211 is recommended preparation for PSYC332 Social Psychology, PSYC335 Abnormal Psychology, and PSYC336 Industrial & Organisational Psychology.

Learning Outcomes

  • On successful completion of the course, you will have:
  • an understanding of key theories in personality psychology, the differences between these theories; and ability to critically evaluate theories of personality;
  • an understanding of the research methods commonly used in personality psychology
  • the ability to critically evaluate classic and contemporary research methods in personality psychology
  • hands-on experience via participation in contemporary personality science;
  • the ability to write up a succinct research proposal;

Prerequisites

PSYC104, or
PSYC105 and PSYC106

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Kyle Nash

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Laboratory Assignments & Participation 10%
Research Proposal 15%
Test 19 Aug 2016 35%
Final Exam 40%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

David Charles Funder; The Personality Puzzle ; 7th Ed; W.W. Norton & Co, 2015.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $801.00

International fee $3,450.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

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