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Personality and Social Psychology (PSYC20009)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Assessment
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Semester 2
Overview
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This subject examines human individuality and relatedness, the core themes of personality and social psychology. Its focus is on how we are unique individuals but also connected to others. The personality section investigates the nature and structure of individual differences, how these differences are assessed, and how they can be explained psychologically and biologically. The social psychology section examines how individuals construct their sense of self and identity, how they perceive and evaluate other people, how they form relationships, and how their behaviour is influenced by their social groups and cultural context.
A quantitative methods component will be integrated into the lecture, tutorial, and assessment structure of this subject. The aim is to provide an understanding of, and practical experience with, the appropriate experimental design and statistical analysis techniques used to evaluate theories in Personality and Social Psychology.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should have developed:
- knowledge of the key concepts, theories and empirical findings relating to social and personality psychology
- skills to conduct a literature search pertinent to social/personality psychology
- skills to conduct basic statistical tests of relationships between variables
- skills to interpret and draw inferences from statistical tests and integrate empirical findings into theoretical background
- an ability to apply core knowledge in social and personality psychology to everyday human behaviour (e.g., prejudice, relationships, morality)
Generic skills
Students will be given appropriate opportunity and educational support to develop skills to:
- critically appraise current knowledge and its internal structure
- critically evaluate the methods used to acquire the current knowledge
- critically analyse the current knowledge within the larger socio-historical and intellectual context
- appropriately interpret empirical data in light of the current knowledge and methodological considerations
- constructively plan a theoretical and empirical research project to advance knowledge
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
No prerequsisites are required for this subject
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
512223 Personality and Social Psychology 2
512228 Personality and Social Psychology
Recommended background knowledge
Prior coursework in the two Level 1 psychology subjects, Mind Brain and Behaviour 1 and Mind Brain and Behaviour 2 is recommended.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
Written work of no more that 2000 words due mid-semester (40%)
An examination of no more than two hours (60%) to be completed at the end of semester during the specified University examination period.
Each piece of assessment must be completed (hurdle requirements). Attendance at 80% or more of the laboratory classes and a class presentation are hurdle requirements. In case of failure to meet either hurdle requirement, additional work will be required before a passing grade can be awarded.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Simon Laham Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours One x 2 hour Lecture per week plus one x 2 hour Laboratory/Tutorial per fortnight Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
36 contact hours with an estimated 170 hours time commitment
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no prescribed texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Psychology Informal specialisation Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG. Major Psychology Major Psychology - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 27 April 2024