Psychology 230S: Personality

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Psychology 230S Personality its Transformations

• Jordan B. Peterson

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Overview

• The Web-Site
• The Lectures
• The Readings
• Exams, Essays and Assignments
• The Structure of the Course

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The Web-site

• http//www.psych.utoronto.ca/users/peterson/
  Psy2302011/Website/XHTML-CSS/index.html
• jordanbpeterson_at_yahoo.com

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The Lectures
1 Jan 10 Introduction and Overview  
2 Jan 12 Historical Perspectives Mythological Representations Peterson
3 Jan 17 Historical Perspectives Heroic and Shamanic Initiations Eliade
4 Jan 19 Constructivism Piaget
5 Jan 24 Constructivism Piaget
6 Jan 26 Depth Psychology Jung
7 Jan 31 Depth Psychology Jung
8 Feb 2 Depth Psychology Freud
9 Feb 7 Depth Psychology Freud
10 Feb 9 MIDTERM I  
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The Lectures
11 Feb 14 Humanism/Existentialism/Phenomenology Rogers
12 Feb 16 Humanism/Existentialism/Phenomenology May/Frankl
13 Feb 21 READING WEEK  
14 Feb 23 READING WEEK  
15 Feb 28 Humanism/Existentialism/Phenomenology Binswanger/Boss
16 Mar 2 Humanism/Existentialism/Phenomenology Solzhenitsyn
17 Mar 7 Biology and Traits The Hypothalamus and Lower-Order Goals Swanson
18 Mar 9 Biology and Traits Psychometric Measurement GoldbergDeYoung/Hirsh
19 Mar 14 Biology and Traits Incentive Reward and Threat Extraversion and Neuroticism GrayLeDoux
20 Mar 16 MIDTERM II  
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The Lectures
21 Mar 21 Biology and Traits Aggression, Empathy and Agreeableness Peterson
22 Mar 23 Biology and Traits Openness Creativity and Intelligence Gottfredson
23 Mar 28 Biology and traits The Prefrontal Cortex High Order Goals Carver
24 Mar 30 Biology and Traits Disgust, Industriousness and Conscientiousness Horberg
25 Apr 4 Biology and Traits Performance Prediction PetersonSoldz
26 Apr 6 Conclusion Psychology and Belief Peterson
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The Readings

• Custom Reader
• Joseph Rychlak
• Online Readings

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Exams, Essays, Assignments

• Exams Multiple choice, non-cumulative
• Midterm 1 25
• Midterm 2 25
• Final 25
• Essay 12.5
• 750 words on topics listed on website sign up
• Online Exercise 12.5
• Personality Analysis Virtues and Faults
• Online assignment (pass/fail)
• 750 word essay (graded)

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Essay
TOPIC DUE DATE SIGN UP
1 Historical Perspectives Mythology and Shamanism January 19 Sign up here.
2 Constructivism Piaget and Kelly January 26 Sign up here.
3 Depth Psychology Jung February 2 Sign up here.
4 Depth Psychology Freud February 14 Sign up here.
5 Humanism Rogers February 16 Sign up here.
6 Existentialism May or Frankl February 28 Sign up here.
7 Phenomenology Binswanger, Boss, Heidegger March 2 Sign up here.
8 Existentialism Solzhenitsyn March 7 Sign up here.
9 Biology and Traits The Hypothalamus and Lower-Order Goals March 9 Sign up here.
10 Biology and Traits Psychometric Measurement March 14 Sign up here.
11 Biology and Traits Incentive Reward and Threat Extraversion and Neuroticism March 21 Sign up here.
12 Biology and Traits Aggression, Empathy and Agreeableness March 23 Sign up here. 
13 Biology and Traits Openness Creativity and Intelligence March 28 Sign up here.
14 Biology and traits The Prefrontal Cortex High Order Goals March 30 Sign up here.
15 Biology and Traits Disgust, Industriousness and Conscientiousness April 4 Sign up here.
16 Biology and Traits Performance Prediction April 6 Sign up here.
17 Conclusion Psychology and Belief April 11 Sign up here.
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Online Assignments

• Personality Analysis Virtues and Faults
• 14.95
• 750 word essay

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The Structure of the Course

• a sequence of stories, which produce alteration
  in perception and action

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Should You Take this Course?

• reading load
• lecture speed
• philosophical/empirical intermingling
• assessment procedure

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The Web-site, reprise

• http//www.psych.utoronto.ca/users/peterson/Psy230
  2011/ Website/XHTML-CSS/index.html
• jordanbpeterson_at_yahoo.com