SCHO OOL OF F PSYC CHOLO OGY PS SYCH HOL 3022 2 In ndividuall Diffferen nces s, Pers sona ality & Asses ssme ent 20 015 5 CO OUR RSE E IN NFO ORM MAT TION N 1 GOAL LS AND OBJECT O IVES The maain objectivve of the undergrad uate progrram is to provide stuudents witth a thorouggh educatio on in the scientific s diiscipline of psychology, while allso introducing studentts to the ap pplication of o the disciipline. Psychology in third year is intended d to build on n the materrial that you u learned a bout in earrlier years, a and to provvide you with a more ad dvanced treeatment of these topiccs. At this le evel, you arre given an opportunitty to choose your coursees from among a numbber of electtives. This w will enable yyou to begin to develop p your knowledge and d understa nding of psychology p in those a reas that hold h particular fascination for you. However, the practicce of psycho ology typicaally requires an ability tto interprett behaviour from seve ral differen nt perspectives, so stu dents plann ning to majo or in this disscipline are strongly reecommende ed to opt fo or a broad ccross‐section of coursess from thosee on offer. There will be ample o opportunityy for furthe r specialisation in later years. The Ausstralian Psyychology Acccreditationn Council (A APAC) guide elines suggeest that, across Levels I to III, studeents wishing to be psy chologists sshould study the follow wing: abnorrmal psychology; biologgical basess of behavviour; cogn nition, info ormation pprocessing and ual differences in cappacity and behaviour, testing annd assessment, languagge; individu and emottion; personaality; learniing; lifespaan develop mental psyychology; motivation m percepttion; social psychologyy; history a nd philosophy of psycchology; annd interculttural diversityy and indiggenous psycchology. Si nce psycho ology is an e evidence‐baased disciplline, all studeents should d also be fam miliar with tthe range o of methodologies emplloyed to collect and anaalyse data relevant to tthe above ttopics. In addition, stu udents shouuld be sensiitive to cultu ural and eth hical issues that may im mpact on th he way that the know wledge acquired should b be interpreted and use ed. The em mphasis in the courses taught in tthird year continues c to be on th e fundame ental principles and methods of psychologicaal science. Nevertheless, considderation is also given to the application of psychologyy to practiical problems and im mportant so ocial detailed attention will be given to o the roles p played by ppsychologistts in questions. More d tacklingg these app plied issuess during foourth year, and even more so inn our Massters program ms. At thatt postgraduate level esspecially, yo ou will be e equipped w with the specific skills required to rrelate the core conceppts and tech hniques in p psychology to real hum man needs w wherever they t may be found. Writing and comm municating effectively are importaant graduatte attributes: in Level IIII you will further devvelop your sskills in writing for psycchology. This third year of study in pssychology iss intended, therefore, to be the culmination of your inttroduction to this imp portant disccipline. Forr those who o do not w wish to beco ome professiional psychologists, the knowledgge and skillss you will acquire this year will se erve you weell in whateever careerr path you choose to o pursue in the futuree. For oth hers, howeveer, this is the year that t may oopen the door d for you to unddertake furtther professiional training as a psychologi st at the honours and postggraduate le evel. Irrespecctive of whiich category you belonng to, we w wish you we ell in the coourses that you elect to take with u us. 2 PSYCHOL 3022 Individual Differences, Personality & Assessment Course Coordinator: Prof Nicholas Burns Room 512 Hughes Building; phone 8313 3965; email: [email protected] Aims To review major theories of individual differences, including personality and intelligence and to overview how individual differences are assessed and how application of individual differences can improve understanding of diverse human activities and social relations. Objectives On successful completion of this course students will:  Be informed about psychometric debate relating to theories of personality and intelligence  Be informed about how psychometric theory is applied to the assessment of individual differences.  Be introduced to the principles of psychological assessment.  Be informed about the extent to which individual differences in putative enduring characteristics and dispositions are related to human behaviour and cognition.  Be informed about how individual differences can be applied to improve understanding of psychological concepts. Reference Maltby, J., Day, L., & Macaskill, A. (2013). Personality, individual differences and intelligence (3rd edition). Harlow: Pearson. ASSESSMENT 1. Examination (150 min): 42% 2. Practical report: 30% 3. Tutorial Exercises: 8% 4. Four summative exercises, one from each lecturer, each 5%; total 20%. Instructions about how to complete these will be placed on MyUni; all will be available from the time they are posted until the end of the course. That is, they will be removed on Friday 5 June, after which time they will not be available. IMPORTANT DATES Practical Report Due date 11:59 pm Monday 18 May 3 LECTURE & TUTORIAL TIMETABLE Week Beginning Week No. Tuesday 1.10pm Horace Lamb L/T Thursday 2.10pm Flentje L/T Tutorials March 3 1 Psychometrics I (NB) Psychometrics II (NB) March 9 Adel Cup 2 Psychometrics III (NB) Personality Models I (NB) March 16 3 Personality Models II (NB) Personality Models III (NB) March 23 4 Behavioural Genetics & Personality (NB) Bias in decision making I (MW) Tute 1 – NB (comp) March 30 Good Friday 5 Bias in decision making II (MW) Bias in decision making III (MW) April 6 Easter Monday 6 Intelligence: Psychometric Theories I (TN) Intelligence: Psychometric Theories II (TN) April 13 Mid Semester Break April 20 April 27 7 Other Intelligences (TN) Measuring Intelligence (TN) Tute – MW May 4 8 Rising IQ (TN) Emotional Intelligence (TN) May 11 9 Personality and Intelligence in the Workplace (TN) Sex Differences (TN) Tute – TN 10 Applied Individual Differences: Just world beliefs Creativity & Giftedness (TN) (PS) May 18 May 25 June 1 11 Applied Individual Differences: Forgiveness (PS) Applied Individual Differences: Optimism (PS) 12 Applied Individual Differences: Human values (PS) Individual differences and social psychology (PS) Tute – PS Nick Burns (NB), Matthew Welsh (MW), Ted Nettelbeck (TN), Peter Strelan (PS) 4 PRAC CTICALS Practicaal work is a required p part of eachh Level III P Psychology ccourse. Anny student w who has a demonstrable ethical co oncern withh respect to o participattion in partticular practtical work, iss asked to raise the matter m initiaally with th he course Coordinator C r of the cou urse involved d. The posssibility of su uitable alterrnative pracctical work w will then bee discussed. The work which is submitted for assessm ment must b be the workk of the ind ividual stud dent w is ackknowledged d as being derived froom anotherr, or alone, eexcept for material which materiaal allowed tto be submitted as a ggroup proje ect. Study ttogether annd discuss yyour assignm ment with others, o but ensure thaat for individual reporrts the worrk submitte ed is your ow wn: do yourr writing quite indepenndently. If you m miss any acttivity in con nnection wiith practicaal work (e.g. through illlness), contact the releevant Coursse Coordinator as soonn as possible. By their nature, som me flexibilitty is possiblee with somee practicals,, but you caan be helped d only if you u ask. TUTO ORIALS Tutoriall classes aree associated with Leveel III course es. Tutorials form partt of the cou urse contentt and the material m in them mayy be examiinable. Ple ease check the timetaable associatted with each course. PRIZE E IN PSY YCHOLOG GY III An Acad demic Prizee is awarded d to the ca ndidate wh ho has achie eved the hiighest markks in their Leevel III prereequisites fo or entry int o the Hono ours Psycho ology coursee. The prizze is called th he Roby Fleetcher Munn n Prize, andd its value iss $200. PSYC CHOLOGY Y AFTER R level IIII Honou urs Psych hology En ntry for 2 2016 Studentts will grad duate their Honours yyear with a a Bachelor of Psycho logical Scie ence (Honours) irrespecctive of what they com pleted for ttheir 3‐year degree. Thhis will applly to dents except for the e students enrolled in i the 4‐year degreee, Bachelorr of all stud Psychology (Honou urs). For entry to the Honours Deggree in Psycchology, it is necessary to have qqualified for an Ordinarry Degree. Level III stu udents in Pssychology aat the Unive ersity of Addelaide need to have co ompleted th he major se equence in Psychology. The majo or sequencee in Psychology at Levell III requires completio on of the Reesearch Me ethodology course andd a selection of Level III courses in Psychologyy to providee a total valu ue of 12 uniits or more.. 5 Entry into Honours is based strictly on the academic performance of the psychology courses taken at Level II and DRIP:A and the three highest marks for psychology courses taken at Level III. The formula is as follows: Weighted Average = (Level II psych x 40% weighting) + (Level III psych x 60% weighting) Offers are made in rank order according to the calculated weighted averages and first round offers are made in mid‐December with second round being offered in early January. Completion of the Honours degree opens up a number of alternative career pathways. (1) At present graduates with four years of university study in Psychology can seek an additional two years of approved supervised practical experience as provisionally registered Psychologists. On completion of the two years’ supervised practice, they would be eligible to seek full registration from AHPRA to practise as Psychologists in Australia. This is a relatively uncommon pathway in South Australia, due to the small number of available supervision places. (2) Application may be made for entry into postgraduate courses leading to registration by AHPRA as a Psychologist. A range of such courses are offered by various universities within Australia. Typically, as within this School, they are of two years full‐time duration, combine coursework with a research project and supervised practice, and lead to a Master of Psychology degree. Once again there is strong competition for the limited number of places available in such programs. Some Master of Psychology degree programs require up‐front fees for most students. (3) Honours graduates may also seek to enrol for a higher degree (PhD or Master of Philosophy) by research. These typically require two years of fulltime study for a Master degree and three to four years for a PhD. A range of scholarships is available for pursuing this option, of which the most familiar is the Australian Postgraduate Award. A high First Class Honours degree is required to obtain an APA although additional scholarships offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences will generally be available to any student who achieves a first class award. Opportunities may also exist for the most elite students to complete a PhD/Master of Psychology degree, which leads to eligibility for registration as a Psychologist. In recent years the employment prospects for Psychologists have been good in comparison to many other university graduates and projections of future employment prospects continue to be comparatively optimistic. 6