Trends in Personality& Social Psychology (PSYC30022)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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Semester 2
Dr Luke Smillie
Overview
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This subject has two components.
Personality: discusses major contemporary issues in the study of personality, and selected areas of contemporary research. Topics will be selected from the neuroscience of personality; personality processes; the emotional and motivational correlates of personality; personality change and stability; trait and type approaches to personality; the interface between personality and abnormal psychology.
Social Psychology: extends the understandings gained in the first two levels of the undergraduate program to consider more advanced theoretical and empirical work in the areas of individual, interpersonal and group processes. Topics will be selected from advanced research in attitudes and social cognition, interpersonal, small group and sociocultural processes.
Intended learning outcomes
The subject aims to:
- provide students with an advanced understanding of the research methods, theoretical perspectives and empirical findings of personality and social psychology
- develop the student's ability to critically appraise research in these fields
- promote the capacity to design and conduct studies on individual differences and social processes
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: 14 March 2025