Syllabus for
PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
G. Scott Acton
Rochester Institute of Technology
This course is a survey of descriptive and causal aspects of individual differences in personality traits and intelligence. Students should gain a good understanding of how the methods and findings of correlational and experimental research contribute to the study of personality from a natural science approach.
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Introduction to Personality Psychology (September 7)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Introduction to personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 1-23). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design (September 9)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Personality assessment, measurement, and research design. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 24-57). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Traits and Trait Taxonomies (September 14)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Traits and trait taxonomies. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 62-93). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology (September 16)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Theoretical and measurement issues in trait psychology. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 94-125). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Exam #1 (September 21)
Exam #1
Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Change, and Coherence (September 23)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Personality dispositions over time: Stability, change, and coherence. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 126-157). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Genetics and Personality (September 28)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Genetics and personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 162-191). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Physiological Approaches to Personality (September 30)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Physiological approaches to personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 192-229). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Exam #2 (October 5)
Exam #2
Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality (October 7)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Evolutionary perspectives on personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 230-265). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality (October 12)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Psychoanalytic approaches to personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 270-303). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues (October 14)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Psychoanalytic approaches: Contemporary issues. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 304-335). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Exam #3 (October 19)
Exam #3
Motives and Personality (October 21)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Motives and personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 336-369). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Cognitive Topics in Personality (October 26)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Cognitive topics in personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 374-405). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Gottfredson, L. S. (1997). Mainstream science on intelligence: An editorial with 52 signatories, history, and bibliography. Intelligence, 24, 13-23.
Emotion and Personality (October 28)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Emotion and personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 406-443). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Exam #4 (November 2)
Exam #4
Approaches to the Self (November 4)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Approaches to the self. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 444-471). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health (November 9)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Stress, coping, adjustment, and health. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 566-601). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Disorders of Personality (November 11)
Larsen, R. J., & Buss, D. M. (2005). Disorders of personality. In Personality psychology: Domains of knowledge about human nature (2nd ed., pp. 602-639). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Exam #5 (Finals Week)
Exam #5
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