PSY203

PSY 203 PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY- Fall 2007

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	Final Paper Instructions		Helpful Studying/Paper-Writing Resources
	Topic Discussion Assignment		Learn more about Personality Psychology
	Avoiding Inappropriate Paraphrasing (Req'd reading)		General Psychology Web Links
	Tips on designing PowerPoint presentations -Is PowerPoint evil?		Graduate Study in Personality Psychology
	Tips on oral presentations in general		Psychology Web Personality Links
	Finding, Reading, Citing Psychology Sources		Association for Research in Personality
	PSYCHINFO Tutorial		Society for Personality and Social Psychology

PSY 203 Tentative Reading/Assignment Schedule

Assignments and readings are due on the date listed. Please check back frequently for schedule changes.

T 1/15	INTRO TO COURSE: What is Personality?
TH 1/17	Visit the websites below and take each of the three personality tests (please take them in the order indicated). Print and bring in your results (you will not have to share your results with anyone). All three together should take about 30 minutes. 1. Projective: http://www.utpsyc.org/TATintro/ 2. Self-Report: http://www.utpsyc.org/Big5/ 3. Behavior: http://www.utpsyc.org/LIFE/
T 1/22	TRAIT PERSPECTIVE Reader (Pieces of the Personality Puzzle): Allport, “What is a Trait of Personality?” AND Fleeson (2003; Moving Personality Beyond the Person-Situation Debate - posted on Blackboard)
TH 1/24	Reader - McCrae and Costa, “A Five Factor Theory of Personality” (We will go over this theory extensively in class.)
T 1/29	Assignment Due: Topic Discussion Preferences
TH 1/31	PERSON x SITUATION PERSPECTIVE Reader- Mischel, “Personality Coherence and Dispositions in a Cognitive-Affective Personality (CAPS) Approach” (We will go over the key sections of this article in class. Pay special attention to Figure 1 as it summarizes the most important elements of the CAPS model.)
T 2/5	BIOLOGICAL/NEUROSCIENCE PERSPECTIVE Reader - Canli, “Functional Brain Mapping of Extraversion and Neuroticism: Learning from Individual Differences in Emotion Processing” (Focus on trying to explain Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, as well as understanding the discussion about "neural context". Also, is 5-HTT the "neuroticism gene"? Why yes and why no?)
TH 2/7	Johnson (2004; Mind Wide Open, Chpt. 4: Survival of the Ticklish - see PDF file on Blackboard)
T 2/12	Taylor et al. (posted on Blackboard)
TH 2/14	Meet in the Library Please read the PSYCHINFO Tutorial and also read over the instructions for the Final Paper .
T 2/19	EXAM 1
TH 2/21	PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVE Nye- Chapter 2 (This is an overview of the details of Freud's theory. We will go over key aspects of the theory in class. You do need to know about defense mechanisms & psychosexual development, but we will not go over those ideas in class. So, be sure you understand those sections in the reading. Let me know if you have questions.)
T 2/26	Reader - Jung, “Psychological Types” (We will not be going over the reading in class, but you are responsible for the material. Jung is known for his notions of "collective unconscious" and "archetypes." He is also known for what is included in this reading: (a) a definition of introversion and extraversion that is quite different from that of McCrae & Costa and Eyseneck; (b) presenting the different styles of thinking that are now used by one of the most popular personality tests, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.) Also: visit this website to learn more about the personality types measured by the Myers-Briggs test. The different forms of the Myers-Briggs Inventory are copyrighted and require specialized training & qualifications to administer. Based on my reading about each of the four types, I would call myself an INTP. How about you?
TH 2/28	Westen (1998; Psychological Bulletin - see PDF file linked in Blackboard) Prior to reading this article, be sure to find out which section you have been assigned to read and what questions you should focus on by consulting the Reading/Discussion Guide. Please note you do not have to read the entire article, and we will be working together as a class to summarize the key elements.
SPRING BREAK
T 3/11	HUMANISTIC PERSPECTIVE Reader - Rogers, “Some Observations on the Organization of Personality” and Rogers (1980; Six Vignettes from A Way of Being; Blackboard) Assignment Due: Final Paper Topic. Please type the following - (1) your chosen "phenomenon," (2) the theories you are considering for the paper and a brief note on why each could speak to the phenomenon, and (3) a list of at least 6 sources that you think might be helpful in writing your paper. Use APA style for your list of references.
TH 3/13	Nye - Chapter 4 (This chapter should pull together the concepts we are discussing by providing a systematic overview of Rogers' view of personality)
T 3/18	Reader - Csikszentmihalyi, “If We are So Rich, Why Aren’t We Happy?” (What is "flow" & what conditions allow for it?)
TH 3/20	LEARNING/COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE Nye- Chapter 3 thru page 77 (This reading should be a review of what you learned in PSY101 with an emphasis on behaviorism as a theory of personality. We won't discuss the reading, but you do need to know the basic terms associated with operant conditioning) AND Nye - Epilogue (pp. 161-166)
T 3/25	Reader - Bandura, “The Self-System in Reciprocal Determinism” (The primary idea to take away from this article is the definition of reciprocal determinism and how/why it is important to a social-cognitive understanding of personality.)
TH 3/27	Theory Building Exercise
T 4/1
TH 4/3	EXAM 2
T 4/8	Topic Discussions - Everyone should complete the assigned readings as indicated. (class cancelled)
TH 4/10	Stress & Coping: Julianne Roscioli, Josh Glueck, Eric Gonzalez Reading: Pennebaker, 1997 - this article can be found on Blackboard under Course Documents > Topic Discussion Assignment Options > Personality, Stress & Coping
T 4/15	Culture & Personality I: Laura Sukonick, Amy Wortzel, Alyssa D'Addio Reader: Markus & Kitayama, "The Collective Fear of the Collective: Implications for Selves and Theories of Selves"
TH 4/17	Culture & Personality II: Katherine Nicol, Greg Zaccheo, Gwen Silverman, Dahlia Walton Reader: McCrae, “Human Nature and Culture: A Trait Perspective”
T 4/22	Motivation: Self-Determination Theory: Phylicia Lee, Jenna Van Waalwijk, Hannah Poles Reader: Sheldon, Ryan, Deci, and Kasser, “The Independent Effects of Goal Contents and Motives on Well-Being: It’s Both What You Pursue and Why You Pursue”
TH 4/24	Close Relationships: Mairin Breault, Jennifer Pilchman, Steven Bigelow, Ethan Simon Reading: Miller & Rempel, "Trust and partner-enhancing attributions in close relationships" - this article can be found on Blackboard under Course Documents > Topic Discussion Assignment Options > Close Relationships
T 4/29	Cognitive Theory & Personality Disorders - Group I- Samantha Fleischman, Christina Honeysett, Sam Borah, Andrew Miller (no reading)
TH 5/1	Cognitive Theory & Personality Disorders - Group II- Janelle Mentrikoski, Amy Adler, Patti Rabinowitz (no reading) Assignment Due: Final Papers
Topic Discussion Exams Due Wednesday of finals week (please submit via Blackboard Digital Dropbox - time stamped by NOON) [Note: I cannot read .docx files. If you have Office 2007 and/or Vista, please take care to "save as" a regular .doc file.]