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PSYC-283 Theories of Personality

Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours
Prerequisite: Placement into RDNG-030 (ACSR-030) or successful completion of RDNG-016 or ACLT-074 with a minimum grade of 3.0. Prerequisite: PSYC-281  
This course provides a systematic survey of fundamental theories of human personality and adjustment. Research methods and findings on personality including discussion on the abnormal and adjusted personality.

Course Outcomes
1. Evaluate psychological research methods and assessment in the study of personality 2. Produce an original research investigation and corresponding research paper 3. Explore Psychoanalytic Theory 4. Compare Neo-Freudian Theories 5. Summarize Trait Theories 6. Characterize Humanistic Theories 7. Evaluate Cognitive Theories 8. Express Behavioral Theories 9. Detect Social-Learning Theories 10. Identify Biological Foundations of Personality 11. Differentiate concepts and terms amongst the theories covered