Psy351 Psychology of Personality

This class is designed to provide an introduction to the field of Personality Psychology, including major theories and research in the field. The course will focus on introducing and discussing personality approaches from 6 domains of knowledge: The Dispositional Domain, The Biological Domain, The Intrapsychic Domain, The Cognitive Domain, The Social and Cultural Domain, and The Adjustment Domain.\ud Additional learning objectives for this course that overlap with learning objectives identified as important across the Psychology curriculum are:\ud 1. Identify notable individuals together with their contributions to psychology.\ud 2. Explain the nature-nurture controversy, and describe supportive findings for each side.\ud 3. Explain the roles of persons, situations, and person-situation interactions as causes of behavior.\ud 4. Use the concepts, language, and major theories of the field to account for psychological phenomena.\ud 5. Apply psychological concepts, theories, and research findings as these relate to everyday life.\ud 6. Describe descriptive and experimental research methods.\ud 7. Define, explain, and identify appropriate use of reliability and validity.\ud 8. Identify how sociocultural and international contexts influence individual differences.\ud 9. Explain how individual differences influence beliefs, values, and interactions with others.\ud 10. Understand that research findings may not generalize to all people.\ud 11. Distinguish between scientific findings and opinions