Personality and Social Psychology

This subject examines human individuality and relatedness, the core themes of personality and social psychology. Its focus is on how we are unique individuals but also connected to others. The personality section investigates the nature and structure of individual differences, how these differences are assessed, and how they can be explained psychologically and biologically. The social psychology section examines how individuals construct their sense of self and identity, how they perceive and evaluate other people, how they form relationships, and how their behaviour is influenced by their social groups and cultural context. A quantitative methods component will be integrated into the lecture, tutorial, and

• 1Cultural differences in social psychological and personality phenomena, processes and measurement
• 2Key concepts, theories and empirical findings relating to social psychology and individual differences in personality, capacity and behaviour
• 3Basic statistical tests of associations between variables
• 4Critically review the literature in an area of social or personality psychology
• 5Conduct statistical tests of correlation and simple regression
• 6Evaluate and draw conclusions from research findings.
• 7Interpret data accurately on the basis of appropriate analytical methods.
• 8Communicate psychological research findings effectively in oral and written formats.
• 9Work collaboratively on a group presentation
• 10Reflect on important social, cultural and personal concerns from the point of view of empirical social and personality psychology, including applications to psychological health and wellbeing
• 11Critically reflect on research procedure and design in empirical research in personality and social psychology.
• 12Apply critical thinking and data analysis skills in writing a lab report