In this lecture, I talk about the Big Five trait agreeableness, which is the dimension of the care system, in Jaak Panksepp's terminology. It can be construed as cooperation vs competition, or compliance vs non-compliance, or tender-mindedness vs tough-mindedness. It is also an important determinant of political belief, being the trait most associated with the body of ideas that has come to be known as politically correct.

Agreeable people tend to view the political world as innocent infant vs reptilian predator. Perhaps this is good for you (although probably not) if you are placed in the innocent infant category, but it is not so good if you are deemed reptilian predator :)

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1. 01. Introduction: Personality from Multiple Angles
2. 02/03. Historical & Mythological Context
3. 04/05. Heroic and Shamanic Initiations
4. 06. Jean Piaget & Constructivism
5. 07. Carl Jung and the Lion King (Part 1)
6. 08. Carl Jung and the Lion King (Part 2)
7. 09. Freud and the Dynamic Unconscious
8. 10. Humanism & Phenomenology: Carl Rogers
9. 11. Existentialism: Nietzsche Dostoevsky & Kierkegaard
10. 12. Phenomenology: Heidegger, Binswanger, Boss
11. 13. Existentialism via Solzhenitsyn and the Gulag
12. 14. Introduction to Traits/Psychometrics/The Big 5
13. 15. Biology/Traits: The Limbic System
14. 16. Biology/Traits: Incentive Reward/Neuroticism
15. 17. Biology and Traits: Agreeableness
16. 18. Biology & Traits: Openness/Intelligence/Creativity I
17. 19. Biology & Traits: Openness/Intelligence/Creativity II
18. 20. Biology & Traits: Orderliness/Disgust/Conscientiousness
19. 21. Biology & Traits: Performance Prediction
20. 22. Conclusion: Psychology and Belief

Psychology 230H is a course that concentrates to a large degree on philosophical and neuroscientific issues, related to personality. It is divided into five primary topics, following an introduction and overview. The first half of the course deals with classic, clinical issues of personality; the second, with biological and psychometric issues. Students who are interested in clinical psychology, moral development, functional neurobiology and psychometric theory should adapt well to the class. An intrinsic interest in philosophical issues is a necessity.