| PROFESSOR: OFFICE: CONTACT: OFFICE HOURS:
TEACHING ASST: | Les Morey, Ph.D 303 Wilson Hall Phone 322-7485 or 322-2874, email moreylc@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu 1:00-3:00 Wednesday
Moria Smoski |
REQUIRED TEXT: Liebert, R.M., & Liebert, L. Personality: Strategies and Issues. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. Eighth Edition, 1998.
| DATE | TOPIC OF DISCUSSION | REQUIRED READING |
| Introduction | ||
| Jan 14 - 28 | The Nature of Personality
Theories in Personality Scientific Study of Personality | Chapter 1
Chapter 2 |
| Above material will be covered by a quiz worth 20 points at the end of class on Jan. 28 | ||
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| Theories of Personality | ||
| Feb 2 - 9 | Freud and Psychoanalytic Theory | Chapters 3-4 Excerpt from Freud (1940) |
| Feb 11 - 18 | Neo-analytic Theories: Jung, Adler, Interpersonal theorists | Chapter 5 - 6 |
| Feb 23 | TEST #1: 60 POINTS | |
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| Feb. 25 - Mar. 16 | Phenomenological Theories: Maslow, Rogers, Kelly | Chapters 15-16, 18 |
| Mar. 18 | TEST #2: 40 POINTS | |
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| March 23 - April 6 | Trait Theories of Personality: Allport, Murray, Cattell, Eysenck, and Behavior Genetics | Chapters 7 - 10 |
| April 8 | TEST #3: 50 POINTS | |
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| April 13 - 27 | Behavioral Theories of Personality: Dollard and Miller Skinner Social Learning and Social Cognition Mischel and Situational Specificity | Chapters 11 - 12
Chapters 13, 17, 14 |
| Thursday, April 29, 3:00 PM | TEST #4: 50 POINTS No alternate exam | |
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Grading in this course is based upon one quiz and four tests worth a total of 220 points. The tests will not be comprehensive, in that the material covered will primarily involve the readings and lectures from that section of the course. All tests will be at least partially computer scored. As such, please bring a #2 pencil with you to the tests. Missed examinations may not be made up without an excused absence.
Grades are assigned on a strict 90%-80%-70%-60% scale. The plus/minus determination is based on 2.5% on either side of the grade cutoff, as follows:
| A | 92.5% | 203 points | C+ | 77.5% | 170 points |
| A- | 90% | 198 points | C | 72.5% | 159 points |
| B+ | 87.5% | 192 points | C- | 70% | 154 points |
| B | 82.5% | 181 points | D+ | 67.5% | 148 points |
| B- | 80% | 176 points | D | 62.5% | 137 points |
| D- | 60% | 132 points |
The following two readings may be found in the Reserve Room of the Central Library:
Freud, S. (1940). An Outline of Psychoanalysis. New York: W. W. Norton.
Kenrick, D.T., & Funder, D.C. (1988). Profiting from controversy: Lessons from the person-situation debate. American Psychologist, 43, 23-34.
Test Junkie A number of random personality tests. They're fun to take, and are good practice for thinking about reliability and validity. :-)
Other Web Resources:
The Freud Web An overview of Freud's life and works
The Jung Index All things Jung. The "Introduction to Jung" gives a good overview, and they have more in-depth descriptions of archetypes.
Personality and Consciousness
Has descriptions of a number of different theorists and approaches;
also has a cool yet slightly disturbing melding-psychologist graphic.