Differential Psychology of Intelligence and Personality

Code:

P203

Acronym:

PDIP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	168	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	1	-	4	36	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Express knowledge in the field of intellectual and personality differences and their origins, using different sources of information;
- Organize and systematize the knowledge acquired in a common structure, ranking it according to its level of generality and importance;
- Critically analyze the knowledge;
- Use the expertise to make a critical analysis of new theories and new knowledge, to argue about various issues and to justify the refusal or support of proposals for intervention in the field of intellectual differences and personality.

Program

Program
- General introduction: origins of the study of differences, the methods in the study of differences; evolution of Differential Psychology.
1 - Intelligence
- Introduction - Definition of the concept.
- Intra and inter-individual differences: the theories of intelligence.
- Differences between groups: according to socio-economic status, gender and time.
- Physical contexts of development: heredity and brain structures.
- Development of social contexts: family and school.
2 - Personality
- Introduction – Definition of the concept.
- Intra and inter-individual differences: the theories of personality.
- Differences between groups according to gender and time.
- Physical contexts of development: heredity and brain structures.
- Development of social contexts: family and school.
Conclusion.

Mandatory literature

Almeida Leandro S.; Inteligência. ISBN: 978-972-40-3631-1
Hansenne Michel; Psicologia da personalidade. ISBN: 972-796-126-6
Sternberg Robert J. 340; Personality and intelligence. ISBN: 0-521-42835-1
Sternberg Robert J. 340; Handbook of intelligence. ISBN: 0-521-59648-3
Pervin Lawrence A. ed. lit.; Handbook of personality. ISBN: ISBN 0-89862-430-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Theoretical Lectures: Lectures by teacher and participation by the students (no prerequisites for attendance);
2. Research and literature review and self-study.
3. Practical work (optional) (see fields obtain frequency and calculation of final grade).

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Differential psychology

Evaluation Type

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	42,00
Field research	Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Tests or final exam	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Bibliographic research	Estudo autónomo	40
	Total:	40,00

Eligibility for exams

1. Final exam
2. Practical work (optional).
(Choices of work and date of delivery available in the document class 1)

Calculation formula of final grade

1. Final exam: the final exam could be worth 100% or 75% (if practical work is carried out). The final exam will consist of five answer questions directly and 2 of development.
2. Practical work (optional) (25%).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

If there is a particularity that has proven to prevent the student to submit to the assessment provided for the majority of cases, a new type of assessment can be agreed (e.g. continuous assessment with performance of more practical work).

Classification improvement

The improvement of the final classification is possible by repeating final exam.