PSYC UN2610

I came into this course knowing almost nothing about personality and I was surprised to learn just how broad of a subject it is. I enjoyed learning about all of the theories and different perspectives on the subject.

2 multiple choice exams and a take-home final, with a choice of 4 of 6 500-word max essay questions. (I did think that the multiple choice questions weren't very well-written--they didn't seem to quite correspond to the stuff in the book). There are fairly heavy, but not deadly readings each week, and you have to post a minimum of 3 questions on them each week to CourseWorks

Average, pretty manageable for a CU summer class. Attendance (10%), presentation of an article and 3-5pp paper (10%); final paper (30%); test 1 (15%), test 2 (15%), test 3/final exam (20%).

Average: two 3-4 page papers, 2 midterms and 1 final.

Professor was great. thoroughly enjoyed her class. learned much about different behavioral approach and the many facets of personality.

After reading all the reviews of Prof. Mischel on CULPA, I was expecting a bad experience, but it was really good. I didn't find him to be egotistical at all. Sure we cover a lot of his own work, but that's because it was very relevant. His attitude about it isn't arrogant. The main textbook is also surprisingly well-written and easy to understand for a science text. (That said, his monolith from 1968 is pretty boring). Although he's not the most compelling lecturer in history, he's by no means terrible, and he's certainly open to answering questions (at length) from anyone. He has a sense of humor and he really knows his shit. What do you want?

PLUSES: The content was pretty engaging. The very readable and study-friendly textbook contained nearly all the material for the course. The instructor summarized each chapter well and presented the summaries via Power Point; these were well put together and a good study tool as well as a handy reference for the future. The instructor was pleasant (if slightly smug) and made an effort to have in-class activities to help us learn certain concepts and for review. The paper (30%) was a good test of how well we learned various theories and can apply them to a clinical subject. MINUSES: Working like a fiend MIGHT get you a high B/low A. Attendance (10%): Since 95% of the material covered in class could be learned just by reading the book and the lectures were posted on Courseworks, the 3hr mandatory lectures were sort of a drain on reading/study time and often did not enhance understanding of the material. (For those who choose not to read the book, just go to class and you'll learn most of what you need, but the picky details required on tests are NOT in the PowerPoints.) The instructor explained some things very well but on the other hand was often hesitant about the examples she gave and did not seem confident about her understanding of some of the theories she covered. ***Certain students seemed to think that droning on and on with time-consuming and irrelevant comments would i…

Professor Oishi is a world-class psychologist whose area of expertise includes social ecology, happiness, and personality. His Intro to Personality class has been very informative, interesting and includes the latest important research in almost every chapter we have covered. Also, he has a great sense of humor, making the class very easy to engage. I wake up every Tuesday and Thursday looking forward to going to his class. In addition, he is very responsive to emails, and thoroughly answers your questions; all the TAs are also very nice people, with one of them even holding office hour during the reading week. In terms of level of difficulty, I would say it is slightly more difficult than an average introductory psych class. If you want to do well in this class, be sure to pay attention to the lectures and the studies that he has covered, as many of the studies are not included in the textbook, which also demonstrate Prof Oishi's ability as a capable researcher to find and synthesize the latest and most relevant findings that are even not covered in the latest textbooks. Speaking of the textbook, it has been one of my favorite psychology textbooks, and I have read every chapter (including the epilogue!). Funder is such a knowledgeable and humorous guy. Also, he is a true scientist who neither completely negates Freudian psychology nor mindlessly buys it. His analysis of Freud…

I learned the major theoretical approaches to personality.

one midterm, one final--multiple choice. i barely did any work and got a b-. just read the book and it's a breeze. lectures are usually redundant if you do the reading.