PSYC 371

Conceptions of personality and its key historical developments are considered. The course begins with Freud's theory of personality, its status and influence on psychology in general. Methods of test construction, validation, and assessment are examined. The primary focus is on research, highlighting areas such as behaviour genetics, personality neuroscience, attachment theory, evolutionary personality, the Big Five, and how personality predicts important life outcomes. -- Prerequisite -- (PSYC 101) and (PSYC 102) and (one of PSYC 202 (formerly PSYC 210), CRIM 220, KPE 301, KPE 400, or SOC 255/ANTH 255/MACS 255 (formerly SCMS 255)). -- Corequisite -- None. -- Pre or Corequisite -- None.