PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
PPE 3003, Section 01D9
Time: Tuesday 5 & 6 Periods (11:45am-1:40pm), Thursday 6th Period (12:50-1:40pm)
Location: Normal Hall, Room 137
Fall, 2012
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Instructor:
Professor Martin Heesacker
PSY 027 (Psychology Building Basement)
(352) 273-2136
heesack@ufl.edu
Teaching Assistants:
Ms. Jackeline Sanchez
PSY 239
Phone: (408) 410-2144
jackelinesanchez@ufl.edu
Ms. Sarah Teitelbaum
PSY 287
Phone: (860) 301-8908
sarahtbaum@ufl.edu
Mr. Charles Ely
PSY 038 (Psychology Building Basement)
Phone: (352) 226-3705
themcely@gmail.com
Ms. Natalie Weldon
PSY 038 (Psychology Building Basement)
Phone: (727) 408-1018
nataliecweldon@gmail.com
Office Hours:
Dr. Heesacker: Immediately after class or by appointment
Ms. Sanchez: Wednesdays 2-4 pm
Ms. Teitelbaum: Tuesdays 2-4 pm
Mr. Ely: Thursdays 2-4 pm
Ms. Weldon: Tuesdays 1:55-3:50 pm
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Required Materials:
Friedman, H. S., & Schustack, M. W.
(2012). Personality: Classic theories and
modern research (5th Ed.). New York:
Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 0205050174
Schustack, M. W. & Friedman, H. S.
(2007). The Personality Reader (2nd Ed.).
New York: Allyn & Bacon.
ISBN: 0205485510
The text, reader, and access to online study materials are available altogether in a shrink wrapped package, at
approximately $40 discount. That is the ISBN listed for the course.
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.
Course Objectives:
In this class, students will:
1. 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.
2. Improve their higher-order thinking skills, including: (a) critical thinking
3. about human nature, (b) evaluating theoretical assumptions, theories, and research, and (c)
distinguishing between fact and opinion.
4. Understand how personality psychology relates to important issues in their lives.
E-Learning System Materials and Procedures
Class power points, exam study guides, additional readings, grades, and other important materials can be
accessed on course website in the E-Learning System: http://lss.at.ufl.edu/. It is a good idea to visit the course
site before each class, to receive updates/announcements, such as grade postings and any schedule changes. All
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email correspondence with the instructor and teaching assistant must occur through via their personal
email addresses that are listed above, NOT through the course website.
Exams and Extra Credit:
Exams (Total = 150 points)
There will be THREE NON-CUMULATIVE MULTIPLE CHOICE regular exams worth 50 points each
(50 questions, 1 point each). Questions for exams will come from lectures, PowerPoint slides, and the
Friedman & Schustack text and Reader. Individuals who arrive for an exam after the first person has turned in
his or her answers, will not be permitted to take the exam. Students who are late for an exam will be given no
extra time. Students must bring their GATOR ID cards to all exams as proof of identification. Please see the
course schedule below for exam dates.
Optional Make-Up Exam to Make Up for Any and All Missed Exams
There will be no make-ups for regular exams. Instead, students who miss hourly exams can take the optional
make-up exam to make up any and all exam(s) they have missed. This optional make-up exam will be
cumulative. A student’s score on the optional make-up exam will be substituted for his or her missing regular
exam score(s), but not for a lower test score on an hourly exam. All students must bring their GATOR ID
cards to the make-up exam. The course schedule below gives the hourly and make-up exam dates.
Extra Credit In-Class Activities (Total = Up to 10 points)
It is in the student’s best interest to attend class because exams will be based partially on lectures. There will be
approximately 10 in-class extra-credit activities of 1 point each. The purpose of these activities is for students to
relate psychological concepts learned in this class to personal experiences. In-class activities are administered
and then generally due in the same class. STUDENTS MUST BE IN CLASS TO RECEIVE CLASS
EXTRA-CREDIT ACTIVITY POINTS.
Research Participation Extra Credit (Total = Up to 5 points):
Extra credit for psychological research participation may be able to be earned in addition to points earned on
exams and class activities. Throughout the semester, there may be a few opportunities for students to
participate in research projects usually outside of class, but sometimes in class. Each research participation is
worth 1 extra-credit point. All of these must be pre-approved by the course instructor. Extra credit will not be
granted for participation in research projects that have not been pre-approved. Students or research
investigators must provide the instructor with written documentation of student participation in the research
study in order to receive any extra credit.
Grading:
Grades will be based on scores on three non-cumulative multiple-choice exams (a possible total of 150 points)
and/or students’ scores on the optional final exam, plus any extra-credit points they might accrue from the
Extra-Credit In-Class Activities (maximum 10 points), and any earned Research Participation Extra Credits
(maximum 5 points). Thus, the total possible number of grade points is 150 (plus extra credit). The grading
scale for these 150 possible points is as follows:
Grade
A
Percentage
Total Points
> 92%
138-150+
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AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DE
90%-91%
88%-89%
82%-87%
80%-81%
78%-79%
72%-77%
70%-71%
68%-69%
62%-67%
60%-61%
< 59%
135-137
132-134
123-131
120-122
117-119
108-116
105-107
102-104
93-101
90-92
89 and below
Contacting the Instructor and Teaching Assistant
The best way to contact the instructor and teaching assistants is via their email addresses. Please do not use ELearning to send email. The instructor and TAs do not monitor that email. You may also contact the
instructors or TAs by phone. The instructor has a mailbox in PSY 114, as well. In general, e-mail messages will
be responded to within 48 hours.
General Policies
Please turn off all cell phones, pagers, or any other electronic devices that may be distracting during class. If
cell phones ring in class, the instructor reserves the right to answer your phone on your behalf! Please
refrain from private discussions with classmates, as well. If you chose to read or browse your laptop or phone
during lectures, please inform the instructor after class of any particularly interesting material you discover! On
the other hand, please refrain from asking questions that were already answered in the syllabus or during a time
you were not paying attention!
During class, please ask questions about concepts that are unclear or share examples that are relevant to the
lecture. Power Point slides from the lectures will be available on E-Learning.
If you miss class, please be sure to speak with another student in the class so that you can catch up on lecture
notes/class materials. Beyond the Power Point slides, the instructor and TAs WILL NOT PROVIDE CLASS
NOTES TO ANY STUDENTS and office hours will not be used to conduct mini-versions of missed lectures.
Office hours are available to answer specific questions and review grades.
Academic Honesty
Cheating is NOT tolerated at UF. 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 paper 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.”
Students Requiring Accommodations:
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Students requiring classroom accommodation must first register with the Disability Resource Center in the
Dean of Students Office (http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/current.php). The Center will provide documentation to
the student who must then give this documentation to the instructor when requesting specific accommodations.
Students eligible for learning accommodations are encouraged to speak with the instructor and/or TAs as soon
as possible, preferably the first day of class, so that arrangements can be made in a timely manner.
Planned Course Schedule
Week
1
2
Date
8/23
8/28
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
8/30
9/4
9/6
9/11
9/13
9/18
9/20
9/25
6
9/27
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
10/2
10/4
10/9
10/11
10/16
10/18
10/23
10/25
10/30
11/1
11/6
12
13
13
11/8
11/13
11/15
14
11/20
14
11/22
15
11/27
15
11/29
Topic
Reading
Overview of Course
Chapter 1
How is Personality Studied
Chapter 2
and Assessed?
Psychoanalytic Theory
Chapter 3
Psychoanalytic Theory
Readings 1-5
Psychoanalytic Theory
-Neo-Analytic/EgoTheory
Chapter 4
Neo-Analytic/Ego Theory
Readings 6-11
Neo-Analytic/Ego Theory
-Biological Theory
Chapter 5
Biological Theory
Readings 12-20
Study
EXAM #1
Chapters 1-5, Readings
1-20
Behaviorist Theory
Chapter 6
Behaviorist Theory
Readings 21-24
Cognitive Theory
Chapter 7
Cognitive Theory
Readings 25-29
Cognitive Theory
Trait & Skill Theory
Chapter 8
Trait & Skill Theory
Readings 30-33
Humanistic Theory
Chapter 9
Humanistic Theory
Reading 34-40
Interactionist Theory
Chapter 10
EXAM #2
Chapters 6-9, Readings
21-40
Interactionist Theory
Readings 41-44
Male-Female Differences Chapter 11, Reading 45
Stress, Adjustment, &
Chapter 12,
Health
Reading 46
Culture & Ethnicity
Chapter 13,
Readings 47-48
NO CLASS:
Thanksgiving
Love and Hate
Chapter 14,
Reading 49
Where Will We Find
Chapter 15
Personality?
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12/4
EXAM #3
Finals Week
12/13
Thursday
MAKE UP FINAL
EXAM 3:00-5:00 pm
(13D)
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Chapters 10-15,
Readings 41-49
Cumulative