Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Trevor Case
Contact via trevor.case@mq.edu.au
C3B 614
by appointment
Lecturing staff
Simon Boag
Contact via simon.boag@mq.edu.au
C3A 407
by appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
[PSYC104 and PSYC105] or [(STAT122 or STAT170(P) or STAT171 or PSY122(P)) and (PSY104(P) or PSYC104) and (PSY105(P) or PSYC105)] or admission to GDipPsych
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This is an introduction to theory, research and applications in the scientific study of social and personality psychology. The personality section of the unit provides an in-depth background to the prominent theories of personality and examines recent developments in personality research. The section on social psychology covers foundational scientific research in social psychology, focusing on developments in the three general domains of social thinking, social influence and social relations. The objectives of this unit involve acquiring a basic understanding of the principal theories, key empirical research, and basic issues in the fields of social and personality psychology. Overall, the following specific knowledge and skills are expected to be acquired from this unit:- an understanding of how the scientific approach to personality and social psychology differs from common sense or lay understanding;- an awareness of research methods used in personality and social psychology research; an ability to construct an overall critical evaluation of current scientific knowledge within personality or social psychology;- an understanding of the principal personality theories, research, and the controversies that arise in this field; and- an understanding of the key theories and research in the domains of social cognition, social influence and social relations.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Essay | 35% | No | Week 8 |
Mid-Semester Exam | 25% | No | Week 6 |
Final Examination | 40% | No | Examination period |
Tutorial Participation | 0% | No | Ongoing |
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 35%
Psychology Essay with maximum 1500 words
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 25%
Mid-semester multiple-choice exam on lectures, tutes & readings
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 40%
Multiple-choice exam on lectures, tutes & readings
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 0%
Attendance at tutorials is compulsory
Lectures Friday 2-4pm, X5B Theatre 1
Tutorials Number of tutorials: One tutorial per fortnight
Length of tutorials: 2 hours
Tutorial Attendance: COMPULSORY
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Note that the mid-semester exam is held during the lecture time in Week 6. Students who do not think they can attend this exam time due to work or other commitments should consider taking an alternate course. There is no separate arrangement available for evening students to sit this exam.
Prescribed text
Gilovich, T., Keltner, D, Chen, S., & Nisbett, R. E. (2016). Social Psychology (4th ed.). New York: Norton.
Suggested text
"Beneath the mask" custom bundle for PSY234 at Macquarie University, selected from: (a) Sollod, R. N, Wilson J. P. & Monte, C. F. (2009). Beneath the mask: An introduction to theories of personality (8th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley; (b) Monte, C. F. & Sollod, R. N. (2003). Beneath the mask: An introduction to theories of personality (7th ed.). New York: Wiley.
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