School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyPersonalityWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101679.3
Discipline: PSYCHOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Basic understanding of core concepts of personality, social and developmental psychology
Equivalent Units
100018 - Personality, Motivation, and Emotion.
Prerequisite
101184 Psychology: Human Behaviour
About this Unit
Personality is the study of the mental and behavioural factors on which individual human beings vary. In other words, the study of personality is the attempt to understand why a given individual is the way he/she is. This unit involves an examination of the major personality theories, applications to individual differences, and contemporary research. Emphasis is placed on a critical understanding of personality research and its implications for the practice of psychology.