PSYCHOLOGY
OF PERSONALITY
PPE
3004,
SEC.
1999 Fall 2007
Instructor:
Huan J. Ye, M.A., Doctoral Candidate, Counseling Psychology
Office: PSY 220
Voice
mail: (352)
392-0601 x
E-mail:
jacqueye@ufl.edu (E-mail is the most
reliable method of contacting me and should be the primary way of
reaching
me outside of class; I will respond to messages within 48 hours unless
I
announce differently in class)
Office Hours:
By appointment
Teaching Assistants: Melina Sevlever
<melinas@ufl.edu>,
T.T. Truong <lylyah87@ufl.edu>
Class Time & Place: Tuesday - 2nd~3rd
period (8:30-10:25 am.), Thursday -
3rd period (9:35-10:20 am.). NRN 0331
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Required
Text:
Friedman, H.
S. & Schustack, M. W. (2006). Personality:
Classic Theories And Modern Research (3rd Edition).
Allyn
and Bacon.
See
the website-updates for further reading requirements.
When other readings are required, they will be posted on the
website at
least one week prior to their coverage in class.
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Note: The
class website is one very important learning tool for this class, so please check
the
website frequently.
Course
Description and Objectives:
Welcome to
Personality Psychology! This course is intended to introduce you to
some major
personality theories which have been developed to understand human
behavior.
By the end
of the course, you should be able to understand:
(1)
the major concepts,
theories and assessment methods in each theoretical approach;
(2) how various
personal, social, and scientific contexts affected the development of
the
theorist’s ideas;
(3) the major differences among the theories.
While
theories are important, I also hope you can
take something out of this class to be useful in your real life. I
would like this
to be an opportunity for you to understand more about yourself and
appreciate
your uniqueness. I also wish the knowledge can expand your understanding of
other people, and allow you to further appreciate the diversity in
their
personality/culture.
The
material covered in this course will also allow you to answer some
interesting
questions about yourself and the people you see around you every day.
By the
end of the course, I hope you will be able to:
- Explain to
someone outside of psychology about the
core concepts of the major personality theories.
- Critically think of the
personality theories, discern
those make sense to you and use them to explain some human behaviors
you
observe in real life.
- Understand human as a
dynamic entity and the
possibility of using multiple factors to explain personality, such as
from
perspectives of physiology and environment (including
family/relationship,
cultures and life experiences).
Syllabus
Annoucements:
1. Info sheet
Class
overheads:
1. Class 1 - 01/08
2. Class 2 - 01/10 Ch.1 What is personality?
3. 01/15 Ch.2 Assessment NEW
4. 01/17 Ch.3
Application project (paper or presentation):
1. Step
by Step Instruction
2. Schedule
for presentations
3. Evaluation Criteria for
presentations
4. Examples of past presentations: NEW
Group Presentation example: Arrested Development,
Individual Presentation Example: The Pursuit of Happiness, The Butterfly Effects.
Examinations:
Extra credits assignment:
1.
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3.
