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Advanced Social, Personality & Abnormal Psychology 1 - PSY00009I

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  • Department: Psychology
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Sally Quinn
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Autumn Term 2022-23

Module aims

This module aim to explore the means by which social and personality psychology address the fundamental issues affecting our experiences of self and communication. The modules aims to extend students’ knowledge of how our personalities modify our responses to everyday situations. The second half of the course aims to introduce students to the study of interpersonal communication, taking a microanalytic approach.

Module learning outcomes

  • to understand and apply methods for the assessment of individual differences
  • to understand basic concepts of the microanalysis of interpersonal communication

Module content

In this course we begin by examining how social behaviour, including how our personalities modify our responses to everyday situations. Then we will look in detail at interpersonal communication – does this close analysis give away subtle clues to our inner thoughts and feelings? Student will study the microanalytic approach to interpersonal communication, based on detailed analysis of film, audiotape and videotape. Topics covered include test construction, personality assessment, nonverbal communication and social psychology of language.

Indicative assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Advanced Social, Personality & Abnormal Psychology 1		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Advanced Social, Personality & Abnormal Psychology 1		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Marks will be released via e:vision.

Indicative reading

Hogg, M. A., & Vaughan, G. M., (2011) Social Psychology (6th ed.). Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited.

Kring, Ann M (2016). Abnormal Psychology (13th ed.). Chichester; Wiley.


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