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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Psychology as a science 2. Previous crises in psychology 3. Definition of personality? History and other perspectives (Psychoanalysis, Humanistic) 4. Personality models - Factor analysis, factorial models 5. Personality models - New developments on factorial models 6. Personality and psychopathology 7. Personality assessment - Self/other-reports 8. Personality assessment - Other sources of personality information (machine data, ...) 9. Personality dynamics 10. Intelligence - history of the intelligence 11. Theories of intelligence 12. Intelligence - societal relevance and other controversies
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
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Learning outcomes
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The center of this elective course is a critical discussion on up-to-date issues of individual differences in psychology. The goal is to develop a debate, where important topics will be analyzed from multiple perspectives. The connecting topic of the course is "Individual differences". The content will rely on readings and students' participation.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay, Student performance, Final project
- Seminar attendance, active participation in discussions - Readings and assignments - Final critical essay - Presentation - Participation and Attendance: 10% - Assignments: 30% (Reflection papers, case studies) - Final Project: 40% (Research paper on a specific aspect of individual differences) - Presentation of the Final Project: 20%
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Recommended literature
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Feist, J., Feist, G. J., & Roberts, T.-A. Theories of personality (Ninth Edition). 2018.
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Rauthmann, J. F. The handbook of personality dynamics and processes. 2021.
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Sternberg, R. J. The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence. 2019.
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Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. K. The SAGE Handbook of Personality and Individual Differences. Volume I The Science of Personality and Individual Differences. 2018.
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