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Introduction to Individual Differences

Introduction to Individual Differences. Dr Colin Cooper 328d DKB Dr Willi Ruch 328c DKB. In this lecture you will learn:–. the structure/content of this course how to do well how to get support How IDs differs from other areas of Y some methods for studying id’s why doing so is important

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Introduction to Individual Differences

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  1. Introduction to Individual Differences Dr Colin Cooper 328d DKB Dr Willi Ruch 328c DKB

  2. In this lecture you will learn:– • the structure/content of this course • how to do well • how to get support • How IDs differs from other areas of Y • some methods for studying id’s • why doing so is important • today’s reading

  3. Course Content & Structure • 2 hours per week. Normally:– • 1 hour lecture (11–12) • 1-hour demonstration/video (12–1) • 2 two-hr practicals (Week 3 & Week 4) • Assessment • 1 practical report (based on the Week 4 practical: counts for 33% of marks) • 1 exam (67%) • Textbook: Cooper, C. (1998). Individual Differences. London: Arnold.

  4. How to perform well • Spend 3–4 hr pr week on average reading • Read JOURNALS as well as textbook • Think about/summarise what you read. See blue book. • Understand/revise virtually ALL topics • Don’t expect to be able to ‘cram’. • Become self-motivated & independent • Seek help when you need it

  5. HELP! • See CC/WR (book a time) • Use the Queens Online Discussion Forum for this module. (We’ve popped a question on there - please would each of you leave a message there this week, so I know you know how to use it?) • The PIG? Mondays, 1–2, from 17/2

  6. What are ‘individual differences’ • There are 2 branches of psychology • those that treat all individuals as identical – e.g., social, physiological, cognitive, developmental • ‘individual differences’ (plus clinical). Abilities, personality, motivation mood. • To understand/predict behaviour we need to consider BOTH approaches

  7. How to discover/measure ID’s? • Speculation/philosophy/literary insight. How can you tell if it’s correct? • The clinical literature. Does it apply to ‘normals’? • Detailed study of individuals (time-consuming; may not be able to generalise. ‘Miss Marple’) • Scientific assessment using tests giving ordinal/interval measurement

  8. Interesting issues in ID’s • Structure. In which ways do people differ? • Process. WHY do they do so? • How should we MEASURE ID’s? • Implications of ID’s for other areas of psychology: need to consider group effects AND individual differences.

  9. This week’s reading • Cooper ch. 1 & 11 (& reading recommended therein) • Cronbach (1957) • [Markus (1998)] Remember, 3–4-hours reading on average implies more than 4 hours work in some weeks! Use MacSpirs! Browse journals!

  10. You should now know:– • the structure/content of this course • how to do well • how to use the support system • how IDs differs from other areas of Y • some methods for studying id’s • why doing so is important • today’s reading

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