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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: PSY3070 Module Title: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Module Provider: Psychology Short Name: PSY3070
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: WINSTONE NE Dr (Psychology)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 1
Assessment Pattern
2 hour exam    [100% weighting]
Module Overview
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Module Aims
This module aims to take a contemporary stance on each of the broad approaches to personality and intelligence. Students will be encouraged to consider how each approach can be applied to psychology today, and are also encouraged to connect and integrate different areas of psychology.
Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to critically evaluate each of the main approaches to normal and abnormal personality, and compare and contrast the main features of these approaches. Students should also be able to take a critical approach to contemporary theories of intelligence and ability, and to consider the implications of individual differences research for applied areas of psychology. Students should be able to demonstrate an ability to integrate different psychological perspectives.
Module Content
Lecture 1: Taking a critical approach to the study of individual differences
Lecture 2: The contemporary relevance of the psychoanalytic approach to personality
Lecture 3: Trait psychology and personality coherence
Lecture 4: Evolutionary personality psychology
Lecture 5: Humanistic approaches to personality and the implications for education and counselling
Lecture 6: Perspectives on personality disorders
Lecture 7: Contemporary approaches to intelligence
Lecture 8: Intelligence and ability testing
Lecture 9: Individual differences and the psychology of interpersonal relationships
Lecture 10: Trends in the study of individual differences
Lecture 11: Revision/consolidation
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Lectures with small group discussions; independent study
Selected Texts/Journals
Books:
Cooper, C. (2010). Individual differences and Personality (3rd ed.). London: Arnold.
Maltby, J., Day, L., & Macaskill, A. (2010). Personality, Individual Differences and Intelligence (2nd ed.). Harlow, UK: Pearson.
Pervin, L. A. (2003). The Science of Personality (2nd Ed.). New York: OUP.
Sternberg, R. J. (Ed.). (2000). Handbook of Intelligence. New York: Cambridge University Press.
 
 
Journals:                     European Journal of Personality
                                    Intelligence
Journal of Personality
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Personality Assessment
Journal of Research in Personality
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Personality and Social Psychology Review
Personality and Individual Differences
Last Updated
6th May 2011