PSYC 2400 Study Guide - Seething, Mental Chronometry, Personality Disorder
30 Oct 2014
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Kuhn"s (1970) 3 distinct stages of scientific development: Normal science= everyone in agreement, testing and observing. Period of scientific revolution= new theory is presented and they push the field of study. Theory stage= the first stage, the early developmental stage. 6 blind men and elephant in the room. To introduce to you the history of personality psychology and to help you understand the various theories that have been developed so far. To be able to evaluate the theories critically and objectively. To introduce you to some of the ongoing debates in personality psychology. To discuss current research on special topics that are researched by personality psychologists. To discuss applications of personality psychology, especially those applications in clinical psychology. Section1= intro to the science of studying personality (intro p. 1-43) Section2= personality theories, looking at various schools of thought (ch. 1, 3- Section3= special topics in the study of personality (ch. 14, outside readings and lecture material)
