PSYE417 Personality Psychology, Part 2
Annotation:
his course introduces students into the domain of personality psychology and to the field of personality research. We shall look for answers to the questions: what is personality and how is personality studied. What concepts, methods and research procedures were developed and are employed in studying personality and individual differences?
Lecturers:
Prof. Katya Stoycheva, PhD
Course Description:
Competencies:
The course has been designed to give basic knowledge of concepts, methods, procedures and findings in personality research. During the course students will be researching, writing and presenting their work.
The course goals and students learning outcomes are for the students to:
- Understand and use specialized literature on personality
- Analyse personality research, methods and findings
- Relate ideas and facts on personality functioning and measurement
Prerequisites:
Knowledge of personality theories.
General notions of psychology and psychological research will be helpful.
Types:
Full-time Programmes
Types of Courses:
Lecture
Language of teaching:
English
Topics:
Bibliography:
Основна
An introduction to theories of personality, 7th edition
Ewen, Robert B., 2010, Psychology Press
Personality Psychology, 12th Edition International Student Version
Daniel Cervone and Lawrence A. Pervin, 2014, Wiley
Допълнителна
Ellis, A., Abrams, M., Abrams, L. (2009). Personality theories: Critical Perspectives. London: Sage.
Ewen, Robert B. (1993). An introduction to theories of personality. Mahwah: Erlrlbaum.
Hall, C. S., Lindzey, G. (1958, 1963, 1970). Theories of personality. New York: John Wiley & Sons
Hjelle, L.A. and Ziegler, D. J. (1992). Personality theories: basic assumptions, research, and applications. New York: McGraw-Hill
Larsen, R. and Buss, D. (2005). Personality Psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Assessment:
ТЕСТ- 50%
РЕЗЮМЕ И КОМЕНТАР НА СТАТИЯ - 50%