Define personality and understand the historical overview of the development and significance of the personality theories and theorists.

Define personality and understand the historical overview of the development and significance of the personality theories and theorists.

Assignment Point Value
Adequately covers the topic -Writing is within the required minimum word count (300 word minimum) 40
Organization-Uses correct APA format in paper as well as with citations and references 20
Spelling/Grammar/Posts word count 20
Uses the required number and good scholarly resource/s (Two, one may be your text book) 20
Total: 100
This assignment is to be completed by Sunday.

For this week consider what you have learned throughout the course and discuss your personal stance on personality development.

This essay must address your own perspective in terms of the theorist that most resonates with your world view.

Be sure to include a contrasting viewpoint to provide context for why you have taken the stance that you have taken.

Upon completion of PSY2314, the student will be able to:

Define personality and understand the historical overview of the development and significance of the personality theories and theorists.
Examine and understand methods, measuring, and assessing personality.
Evaluate and compare the major theories and theorists of psychoanalysis, analytical psychology, neo-analytic, ego and social psychology and the major themes of each.
Explore the biological aspects of personality such as genetic effects, as well as the effects from environmental factors.
Review classical conditioning, the behavioral, social learning theories as well as cognitive approach.
Examine traits and personality, factor analytic, genetic, evolutionary, and biological traits models along with their historical development and major theorists.
Explore the foundations of the humanistic and life-span theories and theorists, and their significance and contribution to the field.
Required Textbook(s):

Schultz, D. & Schultz, S. (2017). Theories of Personality (11th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 978-1305652958