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Further Detail: Teaching Personality Psychology

Organizing the Coverage of the Personality Course

• Introduction to Teaching Personality Psychology (Begin Here)
• Frameworks Used for Teaching Personality Psychology
• A Discussion in Dialogue About Ways to Teach the Course

Textbooks and Other Classroom Resources

• Personality Textbooks in Use Today
• Books of Readings Available in the Field
• Downloadable Lectures in Personality Psychology
• A Bibliography of Demonstrations for the Personality Course

Coverage of the Personality Unit in Introductory Psychology

• Teaching Personality Psychology in Introductory Psychology

Selected Contributions by Teachers of Personality (and Social) Psychology from the SPSP Listserve

• Sources of Short Video Clips for Use in Class
• Personality and Social Psychologists on Coping with Cheating in the Classroom

Other Sites Concerned with Teaching Personality Psychology

• A Wiki Devoted to Teaching Personality Psychology

Teaching Personality Psychology in Introductory Psychology

The presentation below provides a rationale for, and instructions for, changing the way you teach the personality section in Introductory Psychology.

The presentation explains why and how to use the Systems Framework for Personality to alter the way most textbooks present the material. The systems framework for personality provides an alternative outline for the chapter.

If you are not yet familiar with the Systems Framework for Personality, you may want to familiarize yourself with that approach, which is described throughout this site.

Special Feature: How to Teach the Personality Chapter in Introductory Psychology To see the PowerPoint Lecture, Click Here