Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Doris McIlwain
Contact via doris.mcilwain@mq.edu.au
C3A 406
Co-convenor & Lecturer
Andrew Geeves
Guest Lecturer
Wesley Tan
Guest Lecturer
Simon Boag
Guest Lecturer
Celia Harris
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp at 200 level including PSY234(P)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
PSY222 or PSY248
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit considers theories and contemporary research addressing both shared features of personality and unique constellations and attributes. We evaluate the adequacy of self-report measures (and their alternatives) in capturing personality. We look at what underpins personality from the start and shapes its development, as well as the joys and costs of the dynamic system of adaption it represents. Special emphasis is given to the way that early deficits in the experience of emotion and attachment to others can have knock-on consequences for the development of empathy and morality (illustrated by exploring personality styles like narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy). The ways in which people deceive themselves and deceive others are addressed, as well as why they might do this. Forms of personality change are explored with a view to promoting change as well as assessing it. Towards the end of the unit we pan out to consider more social and cultural influences on personality addressing the role of memory, narrative and audience uptake on personality. Separate seminar strands permit specialisation in research issues according to student interests.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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10-point Summary | 15% | September 5 |
Essay | 35% | October 24 |
Exam | 20% | Formal Examination Period |
Exam | 15% | Formal exam period |
Exam | 15% | Formal Examination Period |
Due: September 5
Weighting: 15%
A small 10-point summary of major points describing and evaluating an article or issue covered in your seminar strand. You can submit this to your seminar leader before your essay submission if you wish to use it as an essay plan. This exercise is to get you to practise achieving logical flow to the points you make in an essay, exam or verbal presentation. It is also explicitly teaching you how to approach the short-answer section of your end of year exam.
Due: October 24
Weighting: 35%
Essays are set by seminar leaders and are related to the readings covered in seminars.
Due: Formal Examination Period
Weighting: 20%
You select one option from a choice of three.
Due: Formal exam period
Weighting: 15%
Students are to describe and discuss as many points relevant to the short answer question. Students choose one option from a possible three topics.
Due: Formal Examination Period
Weighting: 15%
These conceptual questions address the scope of the student's knowledge.
Lectures: Tuesday 2-4pm in X5B T1
There are 13 lectures of two hours duration. They are uploaded to the web for streaming or downloading.
Seminars: A formal roll is taken in seminars. Seminars begin in week 3 (Giselle Bill’s seminars will begin in week 4). In each seminar strand there are 6 classes, and they last for 2 hours (so we can show films). Each seminar leader offers a different series of seminar topics based on their personal research expertise. SO the seminar strand that Student One allocates students to will not necessarily be the one students will go to. In this course, students can choose which seminar strand to attend based on interests and what times possible for that person.
Start |
Day |
Duration |
Location |
11am |
Monday |
2 hours |
W6B 350 |
2pm |
Monday |
2 hours |
E6A 131 |
4pm |
Monday |
2 hours |
E6A_131 |
9am |
Tuesday |
2 hours |
W5A 101 |
4pm |
Tuesday |
2 hours |
X5B 143 |
6pm |
Tuesday |
2 hours |
X5B 138 |
12:00 |
Friday |
2 hours |
E5A 170 |
15:00 |
Friday |
2 hours |
E5A 170 |
Date |
Lecturer |
Topic |
1. August 5 |
Dr Andrew Geeves |
Seminar Allocation. Describing Personality: Personality Traits |
2. August 12 |
Andrew |
Describing Personality: Nomothetic and Idiographic approaches: using traits to profile groups and profile a single individual |
3. August 19 |
Andrew |
Describing Personality: Personality and music performance: the idiographic approach in action |
4. August 26
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Dr Simon Boag |
Describing Personality: Unconscious processes |
5. September 2 Ten point summary due |
Andrew |
Development of personality: The influence of the past on personality: remembering, repeating and working through |
6. September 9 |
Andrew |
Development of personality: The estranged familiar: deceiving others, deceiving ourselves |
7. September 16 |
Andrew |
Development of personality: Strong City: the allure and dangers of charisma |
Break- Sept 20 |
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October 5 |
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8. October 7 |
Doris |
Assessing Personality |
9. October 14 |
Wes Tan |
Mentalising and sense of self |
10. October 21 Essay Due |
Doris |
Emotion & Memory: The consequences for spontaneity & sense of self |
11. October 28 |
Dr Celia Harris |
Memory & self |
12. November 4 |
Doris |
A nested sense of self: narcissism, machiavellianism & psychopathy |
13. November 11 |
Doris |
Can personality change? Exam preparation. |
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