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Study Plan
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Laurea in Scienze psicologiche per la formazione - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
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Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S007359
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Period
Sem. 1B dal Nov 14, 2022 al Dec 23, 2022.
Learning objectives
1) Know and understand the psychological theories that explain attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups. 2) Apply the theories on the functioning of individuals, groups and organizations to the analysis of phenomena of learning and personal and social change. The course aims to allow the student to know and understand the main theories that explain the personality and its evaluation/measurement methods. Allow the student to know and understand how to identify the peculiarities concerning the main individual differences in order to relate them to the behavior of individuals and groups. Give the student the opportunity to apply the theories about the functioning of the individual's personality and its contribution to the learning and change activities of groups and organizations.
Prerequisites and basic notions
No prior knowledge required
Program
Introduction to the study of personality
- What is personality?
- What does personality psychology study?
- From naive theories to scientific theories of personality
- What factors determine personality?
- The fundamental questions in the study of personality
- A map for orientation: the "Four Quadrants" of personality
Investigation methods in the study of personality
- Introduction
- Sources of information in the personality study: LOTS data
- Research designs in personality psychology
- Evaluation criteria for personality measurements
The psychoanalytic perspective
- A bit of history
- Freud's psychoanalytic theory
- Applications and developments of psychoanalytic thinking
The perspective of the traits
- A bit of history
- A heterogeneous perspective
- The applications of the perspective of the traits
- Developments in the perspective of traits
The biological perspective
- A bit of history
- The relationship between mind and body and temperament
- Genes and personality
- Biological processes and personality
- The evolutionary approach to the study of personality
The environmental perspective
- The concept of environment in relation to personality
- Learning and personality processes: research on conditioning
- Cultural sources and personalities
- Geophysical variables and personalities
The cognitive-social perspective
- A bit of history
- The cognitive-social theory of Albert Bandura
- The applications of the cognitive-social perspective
- Developments in the cognitive-social perspective
The cognitive perspective
- A bit of history
- The theory of personal constructs
- The applications of perspective
The humanistic perspective
- A bit of history
- The humanistic theory of Carl Rogers
- The applications of the humanistic perspective
- Developments in the humanistic perspective
Overlaps and integrations between perspectives
- Analogies between perspectives
- Integrate perspectives
- To concludes
BIBLIOGRAFY:
Titolo: Psicologia della personalità : prospettive teoriche, strumenti e contesti applicativi. / Carver C.S ... [et al.]
Autore: Carver
ISBN: 9788891905581
Edizione: 2. ed.
Data di pubblicazione: 2019
Editore: Pearson Italia
Luogo di pubblicazione: Milano Torino
Altro Autore: Carver, Charles S.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal teaching. Video recordings of the lectures will be made available in the Panopto box in the elearning/moodle section of the course.
Learning assessment procedures
The examination taken during an official call will consist of a written test with thirty multiple-choice questions to be taken in 30 minutes (3 answer alternatives of which only one is correct).
Evaluation criteria
For the purposes of the final grade expressed in thirtieths, a correct answer has a value of 1 point, an incorrect answer has a value of 0 points, an answer not given has a value of 0 points).
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
For the purposes of the final grade expressed in thirtieths, a correct answer has a value of 1 point, an incorrect answer has a value of 0 points, an answer not given has a value of 0 points).
Exam language
Italiano
