Lesson 02: The Study of the Person-Learning Objectives and Reading Assignment
Reading Assignment: Funder, Chapter 1, The Study of the Person.
Learning Objectives:
The readings and questions in the lesson will help you to:
- explain how the definition of personality involves the psychological triad.
- list the five basic approaches to studying personality.
- identify the unique question that each approach strives to answer.
- explain why the five approaches seem competitive but are actually complementary.
- discuss how personality psychology appreciates individual uniqueness of human beings.