Module: Personality Psychology

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Personality Psychology
Module Code	PSYC111 (ITS) / PSY1014 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Psychology
Module Co-ordinator	Lisa Fitzgerald
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

To Promote a broad and critical understanding of the ways in which personality and individual differences influence various aspects of human behaviour. To make explicit the problems and issues surrounding the measurement of personality and individual differences. To promote a broad understanding of the application of a range of psychometric tests and the theoretical underpinnings of such tests in both normal and clinical populations.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the main theories and research findings in personality psychology
2. Evaluate approaches to studying and assessing personality
3. Critically assess the usefulness of the concepts of personality and individual differences in accounting for human behaviour
4. Understand the application of a range of psychometric tests and the theoretical underpinnings of such tests both in normal and abnormal populations

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Tutorial	11	No Description
Independent Study	45	No Description
Assignment Completion	45	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Defining Personality

Abnormal and normal personality

Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theories

Trait Theories

Behaviourist and Social Learning Theories

Phenomenological approaches

Cognitive approaches

Biological approach

Evolutionary approach

Intelligence

Psychological testing: measurement issues

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Essay	Major essay 2500 words	60%	As required
Group presentation	Symposium style group presentation and individual eportfolio based on main theories and research findings in personality psychology	40%	As required

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Cervone,D., & Pervin, L.A: 2022, Personality: Theory and Research, 15th Edition, 15th edition, Wiley, 9781119891
Randy J. Larsen,David M. Buss: 2021, Personality Psychology, McGraw Hill, 1260254127
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic: 2016, Personality and Individual Differences, 3rd, BPS Blackwell, 978-1405199278
Burger, J.M., & Reevy, G.M.: 2022, Personality 11TH EDITION, sage, 9781071857281
Friedman, H.S., & Schustack, M.W.: 2022, Perspectives on Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research, 6th edition, Pearson,

Other Resources

None