Theories of Personality

Wes Morgan, Ph.D.

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




Spring 2011

Required Text:

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




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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


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


Course Grades


The following scale will be used to assign final course grades:

          90-100 A
          95-89   B+
          80-84   B
          75-79   C+
          70-74   C
          60-69   D
          ----59   F



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).

Make-up exams will be given only for excused absences and will be administered on Monday, May 2 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 10 percent each of the course grade. All papers are due at class time. No exceptions.


Extra Credit


You may complete the Extra Credit Project for extra credit (not to exceed one-half letter grade). All extra credit projects are due on the date given in the Class Schedule. No exceptions.


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.

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Class Announcements





Class Schedule and Readings

DATE TOPIC READING
Jan. 13
Th
Introduction, Overview and Maddi's Outline C & P: Chapt. 1
Jan. 18
Tu
Sigmund Freud
C & P: Chapt. 3
Jan. 20
Th
Video: "Young Dr. Freud" Part 1
(Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 213)
C & P: Chapt. 4
Jan. 25
Tu
Little Hans
SPAM
Paper 1 Due (10 percent)
 
Jan. 27
Th
Projective Testing ( TAT and Ink Blots )
Psychoanalysis
 
Feb. 1
Tu
Carl Jung
Analytical Psychology
Jung Readings: "Psychological types"

"The Association Method: Lecture I".

Feb. 3
Th
Word Association Test  
Feb. 8
Tu
Carl Rogers
Person Centered Theory
C & P: Chapt. 5
Feb. 10
Th
"Dr. Carl Rogers, Pt. 1" [BF121.D66]
(Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 213)
Q-Sort Technique
Truax Study
C & P: Chapt. 6
Feb. 15
Tu
George Kelly
Theory of Personal Constructs
C & P: Chapt. 11
Feb. 17
Th
Rep Test
Fixed-role Therapy
 
Feb. 22
Tu
Review
 
Feb. 24
Th
Midterm Exam (35 percent)  
Mar. 1
Tu
Gordon Allport
Trait Theory
C & P: Chapt. 7
Mar. 3
Th
Problems with Personality
Dispositional Assumptions
 
Mar. 8
Tu
"Dr. Gordon Allport, Pt. 2" [BF121.D56]
(Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 213)
 
Mar. 10
Th
Kitty Genovese
Altruism Studies
 
Mar. 15
Tu
Spring Break
(No Class)
 
Mar. 17
Th
Spring Break
(No Class)
 
Mar. 22
Tu
Factor Analytic Method
Hans Eysenck
 
Mar. 24
Th
Raymond Cattell
The "Big Five"
C & P: Chapt. 8
Mar. 29
Tu
B. F. Skinner
Functional Analysis of Behavior
C & P: Chapt. 10
Mar. 31
Th
Superstition
Punishment
Skinner Reading: "'Superstition' in the pigeon"
Apr. 5
Tu
"B. F. Skinner, Ph.D." [BF2.B44]
(Class meets in Hodges Library, Rm. 213)
 
Apr. 7
Th
Behavioral Assessment and Modification  
Apr. 12
Tu
Albert Bandura & Walter Mischel
Cognitive-Social Learning Theory
C & P: Chapt. 12
Apr. 14
Th
Delay of Reinforcement
Bandura Reading: "Transmission of aggression"
Apr. 19
Tu
Paper 2 Due (10 percent)  
Apr. 21
Th
Cognitive Behavior Modification C & P: Chapt. 13
 
Apr. 26
Tu
Comparison of Theories of Personality
Extra Credit Due
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Apr. 28
Th
Review  
May 2
M
12:30 PM
Male-up Exams  
May 10
Tu
8:00-10:00 AM
Final Exam (35 percent)  

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