PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES (PY2022)

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Personality addresses central psychological questions on how persons think, feel and act. This course provides students with a solid foundation in the basics of theory and research in personality psychology. Students will be introduced to classic and contemporary perspectives in the field, continuing controversies and debates and the rationale and techniques for personality assessment. PY1000 is recommended as a prerequisite.

Code: 
PY2022
Name: 
PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Discipline: 
PY (Psychology)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Knowledge of the major perspectives on human personality
  2. The ability to compare and debate the strengths and weaknesses of personality theories
  3. Knowledge of the empirical and theoretical basis of the major instruments to assess personality
  4. Strengthen skills reading and critiquing primary source research

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2023 PY2022 PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Fall 2024 PY2022 PERSONALITY & INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

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