PSYC459-09S2 (C) Semester Two 2009

Psychology of the Self

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 October 2009

Description

This course examines how we come to know who we are and what motivates our thinking and behaviour. This will entail exploring the limits of introspection, implications of self-awareness, fears about death and vulnerability, motives for meaning and self-esteem, cognitive dissonance, evolution, and the impact of other people on the self.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Andy Martens

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Reaction Papers 50%
Research Proposal 15 Oct 2009 40%
Research Presentation 5%
Class Participation 5%

Textbooks / Resources

No set text.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $674.00

* 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 Psychology .

All PSYC459 Occurrences

  • PSYC459-09S2 (C) Semester Two 2009
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