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Spring 2003
This information effective for Spring 2003. Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes.
Psychology
[PSYC-115] [PSYC-166]
115.
Current Topics in Personality and Developmental Psychology
Topic
for Spring 2003: Human Motivation
Instructor:
David Harrington
Maximum size: 30 students.
Prerequisites: Psychology 3, 10, and 60 or permission of the instructor.
Enrollment preference given to graduating senior psychology majors.
Tentative Course Description:
This upper-division seminar will focus on human motivation in its many forms and facets. We will examine classic and contemporary theories of motivation and motivational processes, efforts to map the domain of human motivation, methods used to measure motivation, the apparent influence of motivation on behavior, and attempts to modify motivations in oneself and in others. We will also consider the possible relevance in various life contexts of what we are learning.
Though exact
details of the seminar have not been worked out as of January 23, 2003,
the date this description is being written, the seminar is apt to be structured
somewhat along the following lines:
The instructor will provide relevant readings in a class Reader.
Students may be able choose to supplement these materials with readings on motivational topics of special interest.
Students will sign up individually or in pairs to lead seminar discussions and/or demonstrations about the assigned readings.
The instructor may lecture briefly about some of the material, though the emphasis in the course will be on student-led seminar discussions. This is not planned as a small lecture course. Instead, it is planned as a discussion-intensive seminar with occasional mini-lectures by the instructor.
Students will write term papers (probably in the 8-12 page range) on a form or facet of motivation which they find particularly interesting.
There may or may not be some form of final exam; I haven't decided yet.
Approximately 50% of your evaluation or grade will be based on the consistency of your attendance and the quality and consistency of your contributions to the seminar discussions and to the intellectual life and emotional well-being of the seminar.
Approximately 50% of your evaluation or grade will be based on your final paper and final exam, if there is one.
I consider human motivation to be a fascinating, important, and complex topic.
If the idea of studying and thinking about human motivation in a discussion-intensive seminar appeals to you, this might enjoy and benefit from this seminar.
On the other
hand, if the systematic exploration of human motivation does not sound
interesting, this is probably not the seminar for you.
166. Psychological Assessment
Instructor:
Avril Thorne
Class size: 70
Course Description:
This course is intended for students who are interested in careers in which they will have occasion to construct and/or conduct psychological assessments, such as clinical or counseling psychology, or personnel selection. We will examine the development, meaning, and uses of some frequently used measures of personality (life history interviews, ACL, CPI, MBTI, TAT, California Q-sort) and psychopathology (MMPI, Rorschach). Guest lecturers will share their experience with practical applications of assessment techniques.
Throughout
the course, students will get hands-on experience with personality measures
through self- assessments, and by observing X, a person who volunteers
to serve as an assessee. Requirements include two essay exams and a final
paper. The final paper is a 10-page case study of X based on assessment
data and life history information collected throughout the quarter.
Required textbook: (tentative—may change):
Psychological Testing and Assessment, by Cohen and Swerdlik. Fifth edition, 2002, McGraw-Hill Publishers. ISBN 0-07-113134-5
Assessment fee: An assessment fee of approximately $10 per student will be required to purchase test materials for self-assessments.