Psychology 221 - Personality
Fall
2012
01
4.00
Amy Demorest
MW 12:30PM-01:50PM
Amherst College
PSYC-221-01-1213F
MERR 4
apdemorest@amherst.edu
A consideration of theory and methods directed at understanding those characteristics of the person related to individually distinctive ways of experiencing and behaving. Prominent theoretical perspectives will be examined in an effort to integrate this diverse literature and to determine the directions in which this field of inquiry is moving. These theories will also be applied to case histories to examine their value in personality assessment.
Requisite: PSYC 100 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 40 students. Fall semester. Professor Demorest.