The module is co-ordinated by Dr Tracy Robinson, to whom queries should be addressed.
The aim of the module is to give a detailed review of personality, intelligence and individual differences. It is intended to provide a parsimonious account of theories and approaches to personality and individual differences. A number of areas of Psychology will be covered including cognitive, trait theories and biological. It will also cover influential topics in individual differences that are contemporary and exciting. This module will give students a theoretical and research-based knowledge of the sources of individual differences in behaviour.
By the end of the module, students will have investigated:
(1) Theories of personality, i.e. to what extent do differences in temperament influence people's behaviour.
(2) Theories of intelligence, i.e. how and why people differ in their problem solving and inference skills.
(3) Further contemporary debates and applications in individual differences, i.e. how do individual differences explain a wealth of human behaviours, feelings and thinking.
The aim of the module is to give a detailed review of personality, intelligence and individual differences. It is intended to provide a parsimonious account of theories and approaches to personality and individual differences. A number of areas of Psychology will be covered including cognitive, trait theories and biological. It will also cover influential topics in individual differences that are contemporary and exciting. This module will give students a theoretical and research-based knowledge of the sources of individual differences in behaviour.
By the end of the module, students will have investigated:
(1) Theories of personality, i.e. to what extent do differences in temperament influence people's behaviour.
(2) Theories of intelligence, i.e. how and why people differ in their problem solving and inference skills.
(3) Further contemporary debates and applications in individual differences, i.e. how do individual differences explain a wealth of human behaviours, feelings and thinking.
- Module Supervisor: Tracy Robinson