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Sep 08, 2025
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PSYC 270 - Psychology of Personality
3 Credit(s)
This course is an introduction to theories, research methods and controversies in the field of personality psychology. Major approaches to the study of personality including biological and evolutionary determinants, traits and situations, social cognition, motives, needs, and humanistic themes will be examined using both a text and original journal articles. Emphasis is placed on important theorists, measurement issues, and research evidence.
Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100 or PSYC 111 , or permission from instructor.
Course Frequency: ALT S
Grading Method: Student option.
Learning Outcomes:
- Compare and contrast theoretical perspectives on the psychological study of personality, including the psychoanalytic, trait, biological, social learning, cognitive, and humanistic perspectives.
- Identify how the field of psychology has defined, measured, and done research on personality and how approaches have changed over time.
- Analyze how much of personality is due to stable, internal factors; fluid, external factors; “nature” (biological and genetic factors), and “nurture” (experiences.
- Apply abstract theoretical concepts to specific individual case studies.
- Apply abstract theoretical concepts to your own life.
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