Cattell

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relatively permanent reaction tendencies that are the basic structural units of the personality

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Traits as defined by cattell

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One that is possessed by everyone to some degree

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Common traits

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Those aspects of personality that is shared hy few other people

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Unique traits

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Determines how efficiently we will be able to work toward a goal.
Example is intelligence

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Ability traits

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Describes the general style and emotional tone of our behavior.

Determines how we react to the people and situations in our environment

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Temperament ability

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Driving forces of behavior.

They define our motivations, interests, and ambitions

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Dynamic traits

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Personality characteristic that correlates with one another but do not constitute a factor because they are not determined by a single source

Less stable and permanent and therefore less impt ib describing personality

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Surface traits

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Basic element of personality

Unitary personality factors that are much more stable and permanent.

Gives rise to some aspects of our behavior

These are the individual factors derived from factor analysis that combine to account for surface traits

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Source traits

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Classification of source traits

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Constitutional traits

Environmental mold traits

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Originates in biological conditions but are not necessarily innate.

Ex alcohol intake can lead to behaviors such as carelessness

Permanent structure of personality. It may be strengthen or weaken but it cannot disappear

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Constitutional traits

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Derive from influences in our social and physical environments. These traits are learned characteristics and behaviors that impose a pattern on the personality

Personal and situational variable

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Environmental mold traits

Question 12

Catell identified how many source traits

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16 source traits which is presented in bipolar form

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2 kinds of dynamic/motivating traits

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Ergs

Sentiments

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Cattell’a concept of instinct or drive

Innate energy source or driving force for all behaviors

The basic unit of morivation that direct us toward a specific goal

A constitutional source trait

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Erg

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An environmental source trait because it derives from external social and ohysical influences

Pattern of learned attitudes that focuses on important aspects of life such as person’s community, spouse, occupation, religion, or hobby

Results of learning; can be unlearned and disappear when it is no longer important

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Sentiments

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Cattell’s interest in his work

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Environment and heredity

1/3 - heredity - genetics
2/3 - social and environment

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Major formative years for personality development

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Infancy

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Stage of personality formation that there are few psychological problems. Marks the beginning kf a trend toward independence from parents and increasing identification with peers

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Childhood

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Troublesome and stressful stage

Emotional disorders and delinquency may be evident as young people experience conflicts centered on independence, self assertion and sex

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Adolescence

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Stage that is generally productive, satisfying in tsrms of career marriage and family. Personality becomes less flexible and often there is a reexamination of one’s life

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Maturity

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Stage that involves personality development in response to physical, social, and psychological changes.

In this stage people reexamine their values and search for new self

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Late maturity

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Adjustment to different kinds of losses

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Old age