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Psychology Of Personality –
psy250
(3 credits)
This course is an introduction to the study of personality. The course examines theoretical explanations for understanding personality development and explores each theory. The course also investigates how personality is assessed. The focus is on approaches that psychology has developed for understanding personality and on applications for organizational processes.
This undergraduate-level course is
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Person-Situation Interactions
- Examine how person-situation interactions can alter personality.
- Describe the influence of situations on personality and behavior.
- Identify theorists who have contributed to the study of person-situation interactions.
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Behavioral and Social/Cognitive Theories
- Describe components of the social/cognitive approach to personality formation.
- Define cognitive processes associated with personality development.
Identify key principles of operant conditioning.
- Explain personality formation from a behavioral approach.
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Biological and Humanistic Theories
- Explain basic aspects of humanistic personality theory.
- Identify the effect of growth needs on personality formation.
- Describe biological factors that influence personality formation.
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Psychoanalytic and Trait Theories
- Explain the underlying methodological basis of trait theories.
- Define personality using the Big Five personality factors.
- Compare and contrast psychoanalytic theories of Freud, Jung, and Adler.
- Analyze components of the psychoanalytic approach to personality.
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Introduction to Psychology of Personality
- Explain personality constructs as a basis of personality theories.
- Describe the reliability and validity of personality measurements.
- Define personality.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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