Description
Designed to investigate the nature of the personality, how it develops, and why we differ and act similarly. The goal is to expose students to a variety of approaches to personality, including psychoanalytical, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, and traits. The ultimate goal is to give students the tools with which to derive their own answers about human personality and behavior.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the methods of social scientists use to explore social phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical and interpretive analysis
- Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and insights of the different disciplines in major areas of Personality Psychology including: Biological, Psychoanalytic, Phenomenological and Learning analysis
Prerequisites
Semester
Fall/Spring