APSY 2240 Personality Theories: Behavior in Context

Name: Personality Theories: Behavior in Context
Rating: 4.44 (258 reviews)

Introduces major theories of personality as developed by Western psychologists. Examines selected critiques of these theories with particular attention to culture, gender, and social context as key variables in understanding character and personality.

Course overview

Department: Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School: Lynch
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Every Fall, Every Spring

Requirements fulfilled

Applied Psychology and Human Development: Major electives — any Applied Psychology (APSY) course (three electives required in total) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

Requirement eligibility can vary by school, cohort, and section. Confirm the selected section in EagleApps or with an advisor.

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 4.44 / 5 · Very Good
258 responses
Instructor rating: 4.67 / 5 · Excellent
258 responses
Terms evaluated: 9
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2026	Maria Theodorakakis	4.6	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.2	4.6	4.6	4.5	1–3 hrs/week	25 of 30
Spring 2026	Oh Myo Kim	4.3	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.5	4.6	4.8	4.8	1–3 hrs/week	21 of 30
Fall 2025	Maria Theodorakakis	4.5	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.4	4.4	4.6	4.6	1–3 hrs/week	11 of 21
Spring 2025	David Goodman	4.4	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.5	1–3 hrs/week	30 of 34
Fall 2024	Maria Theodorakakis	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.5	4.7	4.8	4.7	1–3 hrs/week	13 of 19
Spring 2024	David Goodman	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.5	4.7	4.8	4.2	1–3 hrs/week	28 of 33
Spring 2024	Oh Myo Kim	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.7	4.4	4.3	4.4	4.2	1–3 hrs/week	25 of 34
Fall 2023	Oh Myo Kim	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26 of 29
Spring 2023	David Goodman	4.4	4.5	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.6	4–6 hrs/week	17 of 24
Spring 2023	Oh Myo Kim	4.3	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.5	4.5	4.7	4.8	1–3 hrs/week	17 of 24
Fall 2022	Oh Myo Kim	4.4	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4–6 hrs/week	26 of 35
Fall 2021	Oh Myo Kim	4.2	4.5	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.1	4.6	4.4	1–3 hrs/week	19 of 38

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

David Goodman
Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.71/5
Maria Theodorakakis
Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.78/5
Oh Myo Kim
Spring 2026, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.61/5

Sections

Section 01
Spring 2027 · Maria Theodorakakis · Campion Hall 303 M 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
Section 02
Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · Campion Hall 204 MW 10:30AM-11:45AM · Offered
Section 01
Fall 2026 · Maria Theodorakakis · Campion Hall 231 MW 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered