This course is a survey of theory and research on personality. Topics considered include (a) evaluation of the scientific status of theories such as psychoanalysis; (b) various approaches to the nature / nurture controversy, such as behaviorism, evolutionary psychology, and behavior genetics; and (c) questions regarding the proper number of dimensions of personality and intelligence. Prerequisite: Introduction to Psychology or permission of instructor. | |
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Stevenson, L. (1987). The criticism of theories. In Seven theories of human nature (2nd ed., pp. 13-26). New York: Oxford University Press.
Popper, K. R. (1969). Science: Conjectures and refutations. In Conjectures and refutations: The growth of scientific knowledge (3rd ed., pp. 33-65). London: Routledge.
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Genetic and environmental influences. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 85-110). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Motives and goals. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 177-226). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Unconscious processes. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 227-253). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Stevenson, L. (1987). Skinner: The conditioning of behavior. In Seven theories of human nature (2nd ed., pp. 119-132). New York: Oxford University Press.
Skinner, B. F. (1984). Selection by consequences. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 7, 477-510.
Stevenson, L. (1987). Lorenz: Innate aggression. In Seven theories of human nature (2nd ed., pp. 119-132). New York: Oxford University Press.
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Personality and evolution. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 152-176). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Personality measurement. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 11-31). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Turkheimer, E. (1998). Heritability and biological explanation. Psychological Review, 105, 782-791.
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Our thoughts, our feelings, our selves. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 276-329). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Midterm Exam
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Cognitive form. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 254-275). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Neisser, U., Boodoo, G., Bouchard, T. J., Jr., Boykin, A. W., Brody, N., Ceci, S. J., Halpern, D. F., Loehlin, J. C., Perloff, R., Sternberg, R. J., & Urbina, S. (1996). Intelligence: Knowns and unknowns. American Psychologist, 51, 77-101.
Peer Review of Rough Draft
Group Project: Creativity
Rough Draft Due
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). From words to traits: The nature of dispositions. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 32-57). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). The big five: Are we finished? In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 58-84). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Peer Review of Final Draft
Group Project: Emotion
Final Draft Due
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Personality and the brain. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 111-151). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Eysenck, H. J. (1991). Dimensions of personality: 16, 5, or 3?--Criteria for a taxonomic paradigm. Personality and Individual Differences, 12, 773-790.
Peer Commentary Assignments Received
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Revelle, W. (1995). Personality processes. Annual Review of Psychology, 46, 295-328.
Brody, N., & Ehrlichman, H. (1998). Conclusion: Personality in the twenty-first century. In Personality psychology: The science of individuality (pp. 375-382). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
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