Theories of Personality

Wes Morgan, Ph.D.

227-E Austin Peay
Phone: 974-7167
E-mail: wesmorgan@utk.edu

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Spring 2009

Required Text:

          Cervone, Daniel, & Pervin, Lawrence A. (2008). Personality: Theory and Research (10th. ed.). Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Course Objectives

This course will familiarize the student with eight different theories of personality representing four different apporaches or paradigms. Assessment techniques, methods of behavioral change (psychotherapy) and representative research issues associated with each theory will also be studied. The student should be able to compare and contrast these various theories, related techniques, and issues in an informed manner by the conclusion of the course.

Office Hours

Tuesdays 10:00 to 11:30 AM. Appointments with the instructor may be made at other times as well.

Exams

Exams will cover the textbook readings and class lectures and discussions. They will consist of both short discussion questions and short answer questions (multiple choice). Discussion questions may be cumulative (thus the increased weight of the final exam).

Make-up exams will be given only for excused absences and will be administered on Monday, April 28 at 8:00 AM.

Quizzes

Five very short unannounced quizzes over the assigned readings will make up 10 percent of the course grade.

Papers

You are to complete the following two papers for 5 percent each of the course grade. All papers are due at class time. No exceptions.

• Paper 1
• Paper 2

Extra Credit

• Additional Theories Project

Inclement Weather Policy

The instructor has a very good record of meeting his classes despite adverse weather conditions. Please plan to attend if the University is open. Check the UTK Weather Page for official announcements and University policy concerning class cancellations.

Accommodations and Adaptations

If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a documented disability or if you have emergency information to share, please contact the Office of Disability Services at 2227 Dunford Hall or 974-6087. This will ensure that you are properly registered for services.

Odlaw

This is Odlaw (Waldo spelled backwards). He will change locations throughout the semester, and if you find him (he will usually be smaller than this) and click the mouse pointer on him he will reveal a question to be used on an upcoming quiz or exam.

Class Announcements

January 8, 2008
The class meeting place for Psych 470 has been changed to Perkins Rm. 216.

January 22, 2008
All classes before 10:00 AM today were canceled by the University.

February 25, 2008
The syllabus has been corrected for February 28 to indicate that we will have class on that date.

April 8, 2008
Please note that Chapter 15 in the textbook is no longer required reading.

DATE	TOPIC	READING
Jan. 10 Th	Introduction, Overview and Maddi's Outline	C & P: Chapt. 1
Jan. 15 Tu	Sigmund Freud Psychoanalytic Theory	C & P: Chapt. 3
Jan. 17 Th	Video: "Young Dr. Freud" Part 1 (Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 253) Little Hans SPAM	C & P: Chapt. 4
Jan. 22 Tu	Projective Testing ( TAT and Ink Blots ) Psychoanalysis	Freud Reading: "Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming"
Jan. 24 Th	Carl Jung Analytical Psychology	Jung Reading: "Psychological types"
Jan. 29 Tu	Review	nbsp
Jan. 31 Th	Exam 1 (15 percent)
Feb. 5 Tu	Carl Rogers Person Centered Theory	C & P: Chapt. 5
Feb. 7 Th	"Dr. Carl Rogers, Pt. 1" [BF121.D66] (Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 253) Q-Sort Technique Truax Study	C & P: Chapt. 6
Feb. 12 Tu	George Kelly Theory of Personal Constructs	C & P: Chapt. 11
Feb. 14 Th	Rep Test Fixed-role Therapy
Feb. 19 Tu	Review Paper 1 Due (5 percent)
Feb. 21 Th	Exam 2 (20 percent)
Feb. 26 Tu	Gordon Allport Trait Theory	C & P: Chapt. 7
Feb. 28 Th	Problems with Personality
Mar. 4 Tu	"Dr. Gordon Allport, Pt. 2" [BF121.D56] (Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 253) Dispositional Assumptions
Mar. 6 Th	Kitty Genovese Altruism Studies
Mar. 11 Tu	Factor Analytic Method Hans Eysenck
Mar. 13 Th	Raymond Cattell The "Big Five"	C & P: Chapt. 8
Mar. 18 Tu	Spring Break (No Class)
Mar. 20 Th	Spring Break (No Class)
Mar. 25 Tu	Review
Mar. 27 Th	Exam 3 (20 percent)
Apr. 1 Tu	B. F. Skinner Functional Analysis of Behavior	C & P: Chapt. 10
Apr. 3 Th	"B. F. Skinner, Ph.D." [BF2.B44] (Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 253) Superstition Punishment	Skinner Reading: Superstition in the pigeon
Apr. 8 Tu	Behavioral Assessment and Modification
Apr. 10 Th	Albert Bandura & Walter Mischel Cognitive-Social Learning Theory	C & P: Chapt. 12
Apr. 15 Tu	Delay of Reinforcement Paper 2 Due (5 percent)	Bandura Reading: Transmission of aggression
Apr. 17 Th	Cognitive Behavior Modification	C & P: Chapt. 13
Apr. 22 Tu	Comparison of Theories of Personality Extra Credit Due
Apr. 24 Th	Review
May 6 Tu 8:00 AM	Final Exam (25 percent)