Personality Psychology

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Index:

• What this Is and What this Isn't
• Is Psychology a Science?
• Lesson 1: Introduction: What does someone's room suggest about their personality?
• Lesson 2: Theories and research: Experiments and quasi-experiments
• Lesson 3: Theories and research: Assessment
• Lesson 4: Trait theories and research - 1: Allport
• Lesson 5: Trait theories and research - 2: Mischel's backlash; the response
• Lesson 6: Trait theories and research - 3: Single-trait approaches
• Lesson 7: Biological theories and research - 1
• Lesson 8: Biological theories and research - 2. Testosterone. Temperament. Introversion-extroversion
• Lesson 9: Behaviorism - 1: Watson; Skinner
• Lesson 10: Behaviorism - 2: Social learning; Expectations
• Lesson 11: Cognitive theories and research - 1: Kelly; schema; self-schema
• Lesson 12: Cognitive theories and research - 2: How much do you know about yourself?
• Lesson 13: Cognitive theories and research - 3: Self-views and self-awareness
• Lesson 14: Freudian Approach - 1: Case studies, Topographic model, interpretation of dreams, Structural model
• Lesson 15: Freudian Approach - 2: Psychic energy, sense of humor, and defense mechanism
• Lesson 16: Freudian Approach - 3: Cognitive unconsciousness, Ordinary forgetting, and Recovered memory
• Lesson 17: Freudian Approach - 4: Other defense mechanisms, Freud and science
• Lesson 18: Humanistic theories and research - 1: Approach; Carl Rogers
• Lesson 19: Humanistic theories and research - 2: Maslow; Criticisms
• Glossary: Terms and Jargon
• Books

What this Is and What this Isn't

What this is: These notes were made by a student with a bad memory, in order to attempt to retain highlights of the lectures.

What this isn't: They are not a substitute for reading the text and taking a class.

Glossary: Terms and Jargon

Cognitive Psychology glossary.

Psychological research methods glossary.

Books

Personality Psychology (2001) 5e by Jess Feist and Gregory J Feist. Text for the college course in Personality Psychology for which these notes are made.

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