Ch 11 Flashcards
Surface traits versus source traits
Raymond Cattell
Cattell’s definition of Personality
that which permits a prediction of what a person will do in a given situation
Surface traits
clusters of overt behavior responses that appear to go together
Source traits
underlying variable that determine surface manifestations
Factor analysis
correlational technique used to identify traits
Big Five Personality Traits
Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness
The study of language
Clusters of associated words used to describe personality characteristics
The study of personality questionnaires and ratings
Factors indicated on surveys
Five-Factor Model (FFM)
Suggests differences among people in these dimensions are:
Stable
Genetic
Due to internal mechanism
FFM
when the big five may be used
Job performance Job satisfaction Personality disorders Determine types of therapy Cross-cultural research in personality Diagnosis and the DSM-5
Heritability
is the degree to which a trait or characteristic is caused by the genotype rather than the environment
Behavioral genetics
examines cause of individual differences in human behavior in terms of heredity
Applications of Genetic Research
Quantitative Trait Loci
BDNF gene
Human genome project
Genetic influences on psychiatric disorders
Evolutionary Personality Theory
A way of thinking about human behavior based on data drawn from biology, anthropology, sociology, cognitive psychology, and the neurosciences
Philosophy, Science, and Art:
Factor Analytic Trait Theories
reflects current emphasis on quantitative methods and empirical data
