Personality Psychology PPE 3003, Class Number: 20179 BAR 0211 Period: Tuesday 10-E1 (5:10 PM-8:10 PM) Spring 2020 Instructor: Dylan Larson-Konar, M.S. Email: [email protected] Office: PSY002 Office Hours: Mondays Periods 5-7
TA’s Suzanna Neal, [email protected] Emily McIltrot, [email protected]
OBJECTIVES
Acquire basic knowledge of personality psychology through both primary and secondary sources, and will learn relevant terms, facts, concepts, and theories, including Psychoanalytic, Neo-Analytic/Ego, Biological, Behaviorist, Cognitive, Trait, Humanistic, and Interactionist theories. Improve their higher-order thinking skills, including: (a) critical thinking about human nature, (b) evaluating theoretical assumptions, theories, and research, and (c) distinguishing between fact and opinion. Understand how personality psychology relates to important issues in your lives (e.g., interpersonal, intrapersonal, and vocational factor. WHAT YOU’LL NEED
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1. Reliable access to UF’s Canvas System
Canvas will be our hub for communication. Here I will post announcements, lectures, and any relevant content that supplements what we discuss in class.
2. Digital Textbook
REVEL for Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research -- Access Card / Edition 6
This includes the text and access to the chapter quizzes
To gain initial access to the textbook please complete the following steps:
1) Log-on to the Canvas course 2) Select Pearson Revel from the left navigation 3) Select Open Revel 4) Enter your Username and Password. If you do not yet have one, select Create an Account. a. Note: If you’re also using a Pearson MyLab or Mastering course, register for it first to use the same username and password for Revel. 5) When your accounts are linked, select get temporary access for a free two-week trial. 6) Access Revel content via Canvas
For now, we will all be getting the 2-week temporary access. Please refrain from purchasing the text until you receive further direction.
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Personality Reader: Schustack, M. W. & Friedman, H. S. (2007). The Personality Reader (2nd Ed.). New York: Allyn & Bacon. Comes as part of the package at the UF Bookstore.
In order to get the Personality Reader, you will have to purchase the learning package, which is offered via UF All Access. This includes BOTH access to Pearson REVEL and the hard copy of the Reader. Please stay tuned for how to do this next class. In the meantime, just get the two-week access to Pearson REVEL.
Make sure you are using a supported Internet browser: Chrome, Firefox or Safari Need Help? Visit Pearson Support at https://support.pearson.com/getsupport. There’s also a dedicated Revel support line for students: (855) 875-1801
Download the Pearson REVEL App to your Mobile Device
As soon as you register your full access Revel account, you can download the REVEL app for free to your mobile device from the app store. You will be able to access your e-book and assignments from the app via web browser and offline.
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Course Description:
Welcome! Personality Psychology is the scientific study of the psychological forces that make people uniquely themselves. It is a broad sub-discipline that involves various topics including: the importance of the unconscious, the role of the self, nomothetic versus idiographic approaches, gender differences, the power of the situation, and cultural influences. Topics covered in class will have relevance to students’ daily lives. This course is designed to help broaden students’ knowledge and understanding of the field of Personality Psychology. The course is designed to be challenging, but also interesting and fun.
Your TA’s Suzanna Neal Contact: Conversations Function on Canvas Reach out to Concerning: Questions about Texts Quizzes (absences, questions) Assignments (late work) Documents for excused absences
Emily McIltrot Contact: Conversations Function on Canvas Reach out to Concerning: Attendance related matters Content Questions
HOW YOU’LL BE GRADED
Canvas will calculate your final letter grade based on completion of the following:
1. Attendance (65 points)
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Every day of attendance is worth 5 points. Attendance will be taken via the Arkaive app. This app uses geolocation so that you can check into your class only if you are in the classroom (you must turn on location on your device to sign in). You can download Arkaive app on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.
Do so by January 14th (5:10pm). Create your account using this link (Links to an external site.) and then input the course code GFTB to gain access to the PPE 3003 check-in portal.
You’ll have one freebie, no questions asked.
2. Quizzes (250 points) There will be two types of quizzes: 1) Out-of-Class Quizzes on Pearson REVEL that cover the digital textbook and 2) In-Class Quizzes on assigned Personality Reader readings.
a. Out-of-Class Quizzes on Digital Textbook and Lecture (130 points) Starting 1/21, each week, there will be a 10-question, 10-point quiz due at 5PM the day it’s due. This quiz will always cover the Digital Pearson Textbook that was assigned that week.
These quizzes will be accessible via Pearson REVEL. They will be open-note, open-book, and you will have unlimited time to complete each quiz.
b. In-Class Quizzes on Lectures and Non-Textbook Readings (120 points) At 3 different points throughout the semester, you will have 20-item, 40-point quizzes that cover the material in assigned readings from non-textbook readings as well as lectures. These quizzes will take place on 2/4, 3/17, and 4/21. Quizzes will begin around 6:45. Students will have 30 minutes to complete each quiz but may leave when they finish.
These quizzes are via Canvas. They are closed-book, no-collaboration, and will take place during class. If you miss an in-class quiz because of an excused absence, please contact the instructor about how you can make up the quiz. If you miss a lecture because of an unexcused absence, you will not be able to make up this quiz.
3. My Personality Papers (100 points)
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There are three papers due throughout the year. For each of these papers, there are two components. First, you will read a scientific peer-reviewed article that is relevant to the theme. Your paper will need to confirm your understanding of the assigned article. Second, you will offer a personal perspective on how your personality contributes to three crucial aspects of your life (career, relationships, and interests). For all three papers, rubrics will be posted two weeks before the due dates with more specific instructions.
Each paper will be submitted via Canvas. Write around 2-3 pages, double-spaced, times new roman size 12 font.
Each paper will have a class discussion component to it, where you will share aspects of your paper and engage in critical thinking exercises with groups.
a. My Personality and My Career (30 points)
Read the article, “Rethinking the Extroverted Sales Ideal: The Ambivert Advantage” by Adam Grant (available in the “Files” tab in Canvas). Write a brief response indicating Grant’s thesis and supporting ideas. In addition, identify specific qualities of your own personality and discuss how these qualities have influenced your work-life thus far and how they will likely impact your vocational path in the future.
This is due January, 28th at 11:59PM EST.
b. My Personality and My Relationships (35 points)
Read the article, “The Long Reach of One’s Spouse: Spouses’ Personality Influences Occupational Success” by Brittany Solomon and Joshua Jackson. Write a brief response indicating the authors’ thesis and supporting ideas. In addition, identify specific qualities of your own personality and discuss how these qualities have influenced your relationships (friendships and/or romantic relationships), and how they impact the type of people who you gravitate toward and who gravitate toward you.
This is due March, 24th at 11:59PM EST.
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c. My Personality and My Interests (35 points)
Read the article, “Shivers and Timbres: Personality and the Experience of Chills from Music” by Emily Nusbaum and Paul Silva. Write a brief response indicating the authors’ thesis and supporting ideas. In addition, identify specific qualities of your own personality and discuss how these qualities have influenced your interests and hobbies. You can focus on one interest (e.g., painting) in detail or discuss how differing aspects of your personality lead to differing interests.
This is due April, 7th at 11:59PM EST.
4. Personality Inventories (80 points) At four different points throughout the semester, you will have to complete online personality inventories. These inventories are the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Personality Assessment System (PAS), Big-5 Personality Inventory (NEO), and the Enneagram.
All “Personality Inventory” assignments are due before class (5:10PM) on the day that they are due. Submit to Canvas a one-page discussion that includes A brief summary of your results Does this inventory do a good job of describing you? Why or why not? A description of the process of taking the inventory (e.g., Did certain question feel strange? Why so?) What improvements could you make to this inventory to make it more compelling, insightful, or useful?
On the day that these inventories are due, come to class armed with your results, your discussion, and your opinions. We will be using our results throughout discussion.
a. Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) (20 points) For this assignment, you are required to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator here: http://www.truity.com/test/type-finder-research-edition. If it says your results are not clear, take another
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short MBTI quiz here: http://www.16personalities.com/. Once you have obtained your personality type, read more about it here: http://www.truity.com/view/types.
This is due and will be discussed January 14th by 5:10PM.
b. Personality Assessment System (PAS) (20 points) You will take the Personality Assessment Inventory, found here: https://www.pasf.org/pasq/index.htm Take BOTH the PAS Primitive Factors and the PAS Basic Factors.
This is due and will be discussed February 11th by 5:10PM.
c. Big Five Personality Test (20 Points) Take the Big Five Personality Inventory, found here: https://www.truity.com/view/tests/big-five- personality. There’s no need to pay money for the “Full Report.” You also don’t need to create an account. For your results, report out the percentages on the 5 factors (Openness, Conscientiousness, etc.)
This is due and will be discussed February 25th by 5:10PM.
d. Enneagram (20 points) Take the Enneagram, found here: https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test- v7.6?utm_expid=.k7kFjC9OQ-ilBMcMJP0_Yw.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F For your results, please report out your primary “type.”
This is due and will be discussed March 31st by 5:10PM.
5. Small Group Presentations On April 7th, you’ll be placed into small groups of 3-4. Each group will select a topic that expresses a modern application of personality psychology. Some examples might include: code-switching, presentation of personality on social media, or how personality influences selection of contestants on reality TV shows. Presentations can traditional (e.g., power-points), or creative (e.g., brief class activities, videos).
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By the end of class on April 7th, your group will need to have selected a topic that Dylan approves. Presentations will be due on the start of class on April 21st (5:10PM). All groups will present to the whole class (if there’s time).
This will be 45 points. The rubric for the presentations will be made available on April 7th.
6. Extra Credit
If 90% of the class fills outs the anonymous UF Faculty Evaluation, I will give every student in the class the opportunity to earn 5 extra credit points.
In the end, your final course grade will reflect how many total points (out of 540) you accumulate:
Graded Item Points Attendance 65 All Quizzes 250 All Written Assignments 100 All Personality Inventories and Discussions 80 Group Presentations 45 Total points available 540
Grade Percentage A > 93% A- 90%-92.99% B+ 87%-89.99% B 83%-86.99% B- 80%-82.99%
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C+ 77%-79.99% C 73%-76.99% C- 70%-72.99% D+ 67%-69.99% D 63%-66.99% D- 60%-62.99% E < 59.99%
A word (or two) on class environment… If you encounter personal issues you would like to explore further, I highly recommend speaking with a counselor at the UF Counseling & Wellness Center (http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/, 352-392-1575), or Alachua County Crisis Center (http://www.alachuacounty.us/Depts/CSS/CrisisCenter/Pages/CrisisCenter.aspx), 352-264-6789). Crisis intervention is always available 24/7 from The Alachua County Crisis Center: (352) 264- 6789.
I believe that students learn best when there is a class atmosphere of safety and respect for all. As the Instructor, I will make every effort to create a safe class atmosphere, where debate and discussion can take place and students feel free to express their reactions, viewpoints, and experiences. I will treat each and every student enrolled in the course with respect. I will never demean or belittle a student, nor chastise students for asking questions or raising concerns regarding the course material.
Likewise, I ask that students treat me, the teaching assistants, and one another with respect. You are free to disagree with each other or with the Instructor or the teaching assistants—but you are required to keep your disagreement professional and respectful. As outlined in the UF Student Honor Code and Student Conduct Code, “The University requires civility, respect, and integrity in the curricular program and encourages these behaviors in other activities among all members of the student community. Students are taught to exhibit high standards of behavior and concern for others and are encouraged to live up to these standards.”
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THE FINE PRINT
Make-up Quizzes Make-up quizzes will only be administered for official University approved absences, which include documented illness, deaths in the immediate family and other documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious holidays, and official University activities, and proper documentation will be required (https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx#absences). A student health receipt is not sufficient documentation. Without documentation, missed quizzes will receive a score of zero. For unexcused absences, there will be no make-ups. In the event of a medical or personal emergency that forces you to miss a quiz, you will be given an opportunity to make up the missed quiz. If you experience an emergency, you are expected to contact me as soon as possible to schedule a make-up (and provide documentation). In all instances of quizzes taken before or after their scheduled administration, instructors maintain the right to substitute tests different from those administered to the rest of the class at the same level of difficulty as the missed quiz. In all cases, decisions about whether and when to allow a student to make up a quiz or assignment are left to the discretion of the professor. Make-up quizzes must take place within one week of the original quiz unless there are extenuating circumstances. It is your responsibility as the student to work in conjunction with the instructor to determine a time/location of the make-up.
Late Assignments You will receive a 10% grade reduction each day an assignment is late (e.g., 1 minute late to 23 hours and 59 minutes late is 10% off). Once 96 hours have passed since the assignment was due, you will receive a 0. If there is an extenuating circumstance (including sickness, death of a close friend or family member, mental health issues, etc.) please contact me immediately so we can figure out an appropriate new due date. Documentation must be provided.
Religious Observances Please compare your calendars to the schedule. Any student having a conflict in the schedule or feeling that missing a class due to religious observance will disadvantage them should contact me as soon as possible so that we can make any necessary arrangements!
Academic Honesty “Cheating is defined in the UF Handbook, and it is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with its many forms (including plagiarism). If a student is caught cheating, the first offense will result in a zero for that exam or
CLP3144 Syllabus Page 11 assignment and a record of the event will be placed in a temporary file with the Office of Student Affairs. The second offense will result in an “E” for the course, and the student will go before the Honor Court. As a result of completing registration at UF, every student has agreed to the following statement: “I understand that UF expects its students to be honest in all their academic work. I agree to adhere to this commitment to academic honesty and understand that my failure to comply with this commitment may result in disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from the University.”
Disability Accommodations “Students with disabilities requesting accommodations should first register with the Disability Resource Center (352-392-8565, www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/) by providing appropriate documentation. Once registered, students will receive an accommodation letter which must be presented to the instructor when requesting accommodation. Students with disabilities should follow this procedure as early as possible in the semester.”
Customer Satisfaction “Students are expected to provide feedback on the quality of instruction in this course by completing online evaluations at https://evaluations.ufl.edu. Evaluations are typically open during the last two or three weeks of the semester, but students will be given specific times when they are open. Summary results of these assessments are available to students at https://evaluations.ufl.edu/results/.”
Schedule below
Tentative Schedule
Tentative is important- the schedule is subject to change. Announcements will be posted if/when this happens!
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Week Dates Title Readings Due Assignments Due
1 1/7 Syllabus/ What is Personality?
2 1/14 How is Personality Studied and Textbook: Chapters 1-2 o REVEL Chapter 2 Quiz Assessed? o MBTI Assessment
3 1/21 Textbook: Chapter 3 o REVEL Chapter 3 Quiz Psychoanalytic Aspects of Personality & Feminist Critiques
4 1/28 Textbook: Chapter 4 PR: SWANN, p. 55-60 o REVEL Chapter 4 Quiz Neo-Analytic Aspects of Personality o My Personality and Career
5 2/4 Textbook: Chapter 5 o REVEL Chapter 5 Quiz Biological Aspects of Personality PR: PEELE AND o In-Class Quiz
DEBRANDPRE, p. 86
6 2/11 Behaviorist Aspects of Personality Textbook: Chapter 6 o REVEL Chapter 6 Quiz Guest Lecture: Neo Gebru, from College o PAI Assessment Due of Health and Human Performance
7 2/18 Textbook: Chapter 7 o REVEL Chapter 7 Quiz Social-Cognitive Aspects of Personality PR: BANDURA, p. 185- 190
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8 2/25 Trait Aspects of Personality Textbook: Chapter 8 o REVEL Chapter 8 Quiz o NEO Assessment Due
Spring Break!
9 3/10 Textbook: Chapter 9 o REVEL Chapter 9 Quiz Humanistic/Existential Aspects of PR: ROGERS & Personality SKINNER, p. 152-168
10 3/17 Textbook: Chapter 10 o REVEL Chapter 10 Quiz PR: MISCHELL, p. 297- o In-Class Quiz Person-Situation Aspects of Personality 304
11 3/24 Textbook: Chapter 11 o REVEL Chapter 11 Quiz Gender & Personality o My Personality and Relationships
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12 3/31 The Role of Stress, Adjustment, and Textbook: Chapter 12 o REVEL Chapter 12 Quiz Health Differences o Enneagram Assessment
13 4/7 The Role of Culture, Religion, and Textbook: Chapter 13 o REVEL Chapter 13 Quiz Ethnicity PR: ABE, p. 275-282
14 4/14 Textbook: Chapter 14 o REVEL Chapter 14 Quiz Love & Hate: Personality Disorders Gladwell, 2004 o My Personality and Interests
15 4/21 Group Presentations Due o In-Class Quiz Group Presentations
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