Singapore University of Social Sciences

PSY259 Personality and Individual Differences surveys different approaches to the psychology of personality, including the psychoanalytic approach, life-span approach, genetics approach, humanistic approach, behavioural approach, social-learning approach, and the cognitive approach. In addition, building upon the fundamental knowledge of these various approaches are contemporary conceptual and application pieces, such as the roles of race, gender, as well as social media on the shaping of personality. Through this course, students will gain understanding and knowledge that will serve as a firm foundation for further study into the subject of personality and psychology.