PSY3051

Perception and personality

(SCI)

Dr Max Jory (perception) and Mr Peter Macris (personality)

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week + Distance education students must complete a minimum of 12 hours on-campus weekend school laboratory work + First semester + Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Peninsula, distance + Prerequisites: PSY2011 and PSY2022

Synopsis: The first half of this subject covers sensory processes involved in vision, audition and speech perception. Coding mechanisms common to different modalities are emphasised to help students understand general mechanisms of sensory coding and perceptual processing. The second half covers the following personality theories: psychoanalytic theories of Freud and Jung, phenomenological theories of Kelly and Rogers, three factor theory of Eysenck, five factor model of Costa and McCrae and social cognitive theories of Bandura and Mischel. The development, comparison, application and critical evaluation of these theories are emphasised

Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 60% + Two 2000-word research reports: 20% each