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Reference
McKnight, J. and Sutton, J. Social Psychology. Sydney, Prentice Hall,
1994
* Not available to students who have previously passed
AY2O 1 Psychology
~ ~ 3 1 2 The Psychology of Personality
No. of hours per week: three hours
Prerequisites: AY202, AY203, AY204, SM278
Prerequisite or corequisite: SM378
Assessment: an examination and a research
project and report
Subject aims and description
This subject focuses on the behaviour and experience of the
individual as a whole person. Attention is given to
contributions from other specialised fields of psychology,
especially development, social interaction, learning,
motivation, cognition, emotion. Theory and research from
these fields are considered specifically from the viewpoint of
% integrating such contributions to increase our understanding
m of ourselves and others as persons.
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Four major perspectives on personality are examined:
psychodynamic, dispositional, cognitivehehavioural,
I phenomenological. Issues such as methods of personality
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assessment and research strategies are considered. Selected
contemporary issues are examined, including: conflict and
: defence; the self; self-regulation; purpose and meaning; the
effective personality, personality disorders.
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Liebert, R.M. and Spiegler, M.D. Personality: Strategies and Issues.
4. 7th edn, Pacific Grove, CA, Brooks/Cole, 1994
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c. *AY~I~ Psychological Measurement
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Equivalent value of one half-semester subject
No. of hours per week: two hours
Prerequisites: AY312, SM378
Assessment: class test and practical report
Subject aims and description
In this subject, students will be involved with the practical
aspects of psychometrics: design, construction, validation and
evaluation of assessment techniques. The aim of this subject
is to help students to develop a greater appreciation of the
psychological and measurement foundations of tests and
other assessment procedures.
Approximately the first hour of most of the two hour sessions
will be devoted to information input and the latter hour to
laboratory exercises.
Reference
Murphy, K.R. and Davidshofer, C.O. A-ychological Tesing: Principles
and Applications. 2nd edn, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, 1991
* Not available to students who have previously passed
AY3 1 1 Methods and Measures.
*AY320
Psychological Foundations of
Counselling
Equivalent value of one half-semester subject
No. of hours per week: two hours
Prerequisite: AY312
Assessment: a theoretical examination and a
practical interviewing skills project
Subject aims and description
The nature of counselling and its relationship to guidance,
psychotherapy and other helping activities is considered. The
basic helping interview skills are introduced, drawing upon
the microcounselling model proposed by Ivey. Video-assisted
practice interviews are an important in-class activity. Models
of counselling, such as that proposed by Egan, are discussed.
Concepts from developmental psychology, social psychology
and cognitive psychology related to counselling are
considered. The evidence concerning the effectiveness of
counselling intervention is examined.
References
Benjamin, A. he Heping Interview. 4th edn, Boston, Houghton
Miflin, 1987
Thomas, R. Counseling and Lifespan Development. London, Sage,
1990
* Not available to students who have previously passed
AY3 14 Counselling and Interviewing.
~ ~ 4 0 0 Applied Social Psychology
No. of hours per week: one hour (lecture); two
hours (seminar)
Assessment: research project 60%, essay 40%
Subject aims and description
This subject has been divided into two broad sections:
methodology and areas of application. Methodology will
include overviews of survey research, experimental and
quasi-experimental design, and evaluation research. The
applications of social psychology will be examined. These
include educational psychology, forensic psychology and
health psychology.
Reference
Oskamp, S. Applied Social Psychology Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey,
Prentice Hall, 1984
AY~OI
Research Design and Analysis
No. of hours per week: one a nd a half hours
(lectures), one and a half hours (seminar)
Assessment: practical report 50%, two class
exercises 50%
Subject aims and description
This subject reviews research designs and tools which are
appropriate for psychological inquiry. The major topics
covered include traditional experimental designs, research
ulannina and obiectives. auestionnaire construction and use.
quasi-experimental designs and qualitative methodologies.
The theoretical bases of these techniaues are studied. and
students are encouraged to explore solutions to the '
problems of conducting psychological research.
Development of skills in resolving clinical analysis of different
forms of research is emphasised.
References
Kerlinger, F. Foundations of Behavioural Research. 3rd edn, New
York, Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1986
Patton, M.Q. Qualititative Evaluation and Research Methods. 2nd
edn, Newbury Park, C.A., Sage Publications, 1990