Undergraduate Course: Intelligence, Personality and Health (PSYL10101)
Course Outline
School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | To describe and evaluate research on the role that intelligence and personality traits may play in determining health across life.
- to review research in the new field of cognitive epidemiology that shows that higher intelligence in youth is associated with a lower risk of death.
- to consider evidence on various pathways through which higher intelligence might be linked to lower mortality, namely via socioeconomic advantage, improved disease or injury prevention, better disease or injury management, better mental health or 'body system integrity'.
- to evaluate research on the links between major personality traits and specific health outcomes and consider by what means personality might influence health.
Each session will include a lecture but time will also be set aside for discussion of issues raised in the lecture and course readings. No prior knowledge of epidemiology is assumed and the course will provide a brief introduction to relevant epidemiological concepts.
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Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Block 2 (Sem 1) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% examination
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Essay (3000 words) provided by the course organiser and due by 4pm, Thursday 11 December. |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Eye Movement & Visual Cognition | 1:30 | |
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Academic year 2015/16, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Block 2 (Sem 1) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Lecture Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
88 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% examination
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
Essay (3000 words) provided by the course organiser and due by 4pm, Thursday 11 December. |
Feedback |
Not entered |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to:
- demonstrate understanding of some basic epidemiological concepts, such as causation and confounding.
- describe and appraise current evidence linking intelligence and risk of death.
- describe and appraise current evidence linking major personality traits and risk of specific health outcomes.
- evaluate some hypothesised mechanisms underlying these findings, drawing on relevant evidence.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Catharine Gale
Tel: (0131 6)50 3348
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Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
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