512-223 Personality and Social Psychology 2

512-121 (or equivalent)

This subject comprises two units.

Personality examines theory and research in personality, with particular reference to structural approaches, assessment of personality, and biological basis of personality.

Social Psychology extends the basic understanding gained in the introductory subject to more specific areas in social psychology, and covers an intermediate level of theoretical and empirical work in individual, interpersonal, and group processes. Topics will be selected from attitudes and social cognition, self and identity, and group dynamics.

On completion of this subject, students should be able to: give a critical account of some of the main theories in one or more topic areas in personality and social psychology; derive testable empirical predictions from a theory that is expressed in abstract, personality or social psychological term; assess the adequacy of a personality or social psychological theory in relation to a given set of experimental findings; summarise and analyse data in a way that it appropriate to the empirical test of personality or social psychological theory; communicate clearly the relationships that exist between theory, predictions, empirical test and subsequent inferences

Written work of no more than 2000 words (40%) and an examination of no more than two hours (60%).

Each piece of assessment must be completed (hurdle requirement).

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.