Overview
Description
Survey of major theories of personality. Personality development, structure and dynamics. Examination of major areas of research on personality.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Junior standing.
PSY 240
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
PSY 240; Junior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Terms
spring
Restrictions
Junior standing.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- critically apply major concepts from several personality theorists to explain familiar examples of common human thought and behavior.
- match each of several personality theories to its historical 20th century Western psychology context, tracing each to its psychoanalytic, humanistic, behavioral, or biological basis theoretical roots.
- compare and contrast each major personality theory according to modern scientific criteria.