Birmingham City University (BCU) • Bsc Psychology

These are exam notes for Individual Differences module. They cover three exam questions: comparing idiographic and nomothetic approaches to personality; the nature vs nurture views on intelligence; and whether personality is fully shaped in childhood. These notes are perfect for exam preparation or writing an essay on any of these topics. They are structured for easy revision and include lots of references.

These are lecture notes from Individual Differences lecture on the principles of psychometric tools. It covers validity, reliability, types of measures, how to examine them, different factors affecting validity, ethics, test standardisation and errors. It also gives suggestions on papers to read and practice questions. This is an ideal summary to wrap your head around the creation, standardisation and accuracy of psychological tests.

These are lecture notes from Individual Differences lecture on Self and personality. It covers topics such as historical approaches to personality, behaviourism, theory of Dollard and Miller, Social Learning Theory, Humanistic Personality Theories, Person-Centred Therapy, self-actualisation, self-acceptance of parents, principles of counselling, conditions and stages of therapy. It also includes a list on things to think about when evaluating each of the approaches and theories.

These are lecture notes on the introductory lecture to Individual Differences. It covers a chronological timeline of the study of individual differences and key researchers, study of intelligence, notes on personality, structure of personality, theories of personality, psychoanalytical and neo-psychoanalytical approaches, Freud, evaluations of his theories, other theories, Jung, personality types and styles of behaviour. These notes are great as introduction to the subject or a revision of basic...