Personality
Textbook Reading
Chapter 14: pages 495 - 534
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X. Personality (5–7%)
In this section of the course, students explore major theories of how humans develop
enduring patterns of behavior and personal characteristics that influence how others
relate to them . The unit also addresses research methods used to assess personality .
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
• Compare and contrast the major theories and approaches to explaining
personality (e .g ., psychoanalytic, humanist, cognitive, trait, social cognition,
behavioral) .
• Describe and compare research methods (e .g ., case studies and surveys) that
psychologists use to investigate personality .© 2013 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. 11
• Identify frequently used assessment strategies (e .g ., the Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory [MMPI], the Thematic Apperception Test [TAT]), and
evaluate relative test quality based on reliability and validity of the instruments .
• Speculate how cultural context can facilitate or constrain personality
development, especially as it relates to self-concept (e .g ., collectivistic versus
individualistic cultures) .
• Identify key contributors to personality theory (e .g ., Alfred Adler, Albert
Bandura, Paul Costa and Robert McCrae, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Abraham
Maslow, Carl Rogers)
In this section of the course, students explore major theories of how humans develop
enduring patterns of behavior and personal characteristics that influence how others
relate to them . The unit also addresses research methods used to assess personality .
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
• Compare and contrast the major theories and approaches to explaining
personality (e .g ., psychoanalytic, humanist, cognitive, trait, social cognition,
behavioral) .
• Describe and compare research methods (e .g ., case studies and surveys) that
psychologists use to investigate personality .© 2013 The College Board. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. 11
• Identify frequently used assessment strategies (e .g ., the Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory [MMPI], the Thematic Apperception Test [TAT]), and
evaluate relative test quality based on reliability and validity of the instruments .
• Speculate how cultural context can facilitate or constrain personality
development, especially as it relates to self-concept (e .g ., collectivistic versus
individualistic cultures) .
• Identify key contributors to personality theory (e .g ., Alfred Adler, Albert
Bandura, Paul Costa and Robert McCrae, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Abraham
Maslow, Carl Rogers)