Undergraduate Course: Intelligence, Personality and Health (PSYL10101)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | To describe and evaluate research on the role that intelligence and personality traits may play in determining health across life.
- to review research in the new field of cognitive epidemiology that shows that higher intelligence in youth is associated with a lower risk of death.
- to consider evidence on various pathways through which higher intelligence might be linked to lower mortality, namely via socioeconomic advantage, improved disease or injury prevention, better disease or injury management, better mental health or 'body system integrity'.
- to evaluate research on the links between major personality traits and specific health outcomes and consider by what means personality might influence health.
Each session will include a lecture but time will also be set aside for discussion of issues raised in the lecture and course readings. No prior knowledge of epidemiology is assumed and the course will provide a brief introduction to relevant epidemiological concepts.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 2 (Sem 1), Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
20/10/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Eye Movement & Visual Cognition | 1:30 | |
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Block 2 (Sem 1), Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
20/10/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Lecture Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of some basic epidemiological concepts, such as causation and confounding.
- describe and appraise current evidence linking intelligence and risk of death.
- describe and appraise current evidence linking major personality traits and risk of specific health outcomes.
- evaluate some hypothesised mechanisms underlying these findings, drawing on relevant evidence.
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Assessment Information
100% examination
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Essay (3000 words) provided by the course organiser and due by 4pm, Thursday 11 December. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Catharine Gale
Tel: (0131 6)50 3348
Email: cgale@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
Email: F.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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