Module Code - Title:
PS4022
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PSYCHOLOGY OF THE PERSONALITY
Year Last Offered:
2026/7
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
PS4031
PS4032
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
For students to understand how the field of psychology has approached the topic of personality and for students to develop knowledge of the ways personality and individual difference, intelligence and aptitude are constructed and tested in psychology.
Syllabus:
Personality is a collection of emotion, thought and behaviour patterns that are unique to an individual. Through a series of lectures and practical tutorial sessions, topics relevant to the psychology of personality will be explored; including defining personality, temperament, aptitude and difference; personality and intelligence testing; and models including factorial models, typologies and circumplexes.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
Knowledge of personality, temperament, aptitude.
Knowledge of typologies and circumplexes of personality .
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
Appreciate of the difference and diversity of personality explanations within the field of psychology
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Ability to conduct and interpret factor analyses
Ability to undertake personality and intelligence assessments
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Lecture, psychometric lab assessments and private study
Prime Texts:
allen (2003)
Personality theories: development, growth, and diversity,
, allyn and bacon
Other Relevant Texts:
burger (2004)
Personality
, Belmont
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
BACHELOR OF ARTS INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED ACCESS
BACHELOR OF LAWS (LAW PLUS)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
andrew.moynihan@ul.ie