Undergraduate Course: Basic Tendencies of Personality (PSYL10063)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will cover theoretical models of personality and empirical studies of basic personality. The course will include animal personality; cross cultural studies of personality; behaviour genetics; life-span development and evolution of personality. |
| Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Degree major in Psychology and passes in psychology courses at least to the equivalent of junior honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to critically evaluate theory and research into
1. Personality in animals
2. Personality development and cross-cultural studies of personality
3. Genetic and evolutionary factors in personality
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Personality genetics behaviour |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexander Weiss
Tel: (0131 6)50 3456
Email: alex.weiss@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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