Diener, E. & Lucas, R. E. (2020). Personality traits. In R. Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: Psychology. Champaign, IL: DEF publishers. Retrieved from http://noba.to/96u8ecgw
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The journal is your opportunity to apply theories of personality in an analysis of the world around you. Select ONE of the following topics to address in your journal. Do not address all topics; select one topic as the focus of your journal entry. In your journal, you do not have to address all the reflective questions listed for that topic, use the reflective questions to guide your thinking about the relevance and application of theories of personality. Your journal entry should be directly relevant to the ideas, terms, theories, concepts and/or research from one of the last two weeks. If you applied a theory of personality to your own life for a discussion question, you must use a different theory for the focus of your journal (you may NOT repeat a discussion response in your journal).
Topic Reflective Questions
Self Analysis How is the material in this module relevant to your life? What can you learn from these theories, topics or concepts? Does the material challenge any of your old opinions? Or does the material challenge you to form any new opinions? How can you apply what you have learned to better understand your life? What is the value of this information for making sense of your life?
Media Analysis
An understanding of personality can be seen in virtually every aspect of the world around us. How can you apply the terms, concepts and theories discussed in this module to better understand current events? What is the relevance of the material from this module to the events being discussed by the media? Apply your understanding of the material in this module to gain a better understanding of current events and/or information in the media.
Career Application
How will the information in this module inform your future career? What is the value or relevance of this information for helping you to be more effective in your chosen profession? How can you apply this material to disciplines outside of psychology?
Research Critique Are you surprised by the research findings cited in this module? Why or why not? How can this research be utilized in a practical fashion? What concerns do you have about the research discussed in this module? What research would you like to see (or conduct) to gain a better understanding of the concepts and theories in this module?
