Ch 12 Flashcards
what theorist has super factors
Eysenck
biosocial
emphasizing biological and genetic factors as well as social and environmental ones
humors
reflect the four elements of the cosmos
sanguine
prominence of blood led to sanguine character, marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness
phlegmatic
predominance of mucus
melancholic
predominance of black bile or depressed personality
choleric
yellow bile infused the irascible and violent choleric personality
typologies
imply distinct, discrete , and separate categories into which an individual can be placed
traits
refers to continuous dimensions that individuals possess to varying degrees
Sheldons relationships among components of the physique and temperament
Endomorphy Mesomorphy Ectomorphy Visceratonia Somatotonia Cerebrotonia
Endomorphy
Predominance of soft roundness
Mesomorphy
Predominance of muscle, bone, and connective tissue
Ectomorphy
Predominance of linearity and fragility
Visceratonia
General love of comfort, relaxation, sociability, people, and food
Somatotonia
Tendency to seek action and power through bodily assertiveness
Cerebrotonia
Predominance of restraint, inhibition, and concealment
Eysenck’s Scientific model of personality focused on two distinct aspects
A description of personality derived from factors analytics studies and a casual analysis based on experimental test of deduction
Eysenck defined personality as
A more or less stable and enduring organization of a person’s character, temperament, intellect, and physique which determines his unique adjustment to the environment
Superfactors
Extraversion vs introversion
Emotionality vs stability
Psychoticism
Characterized by the loss or distortion of reality and the inability to distinguish between reality and fantasy
Criterion analysis
A method of analysis employed by Eysenck that begins with a hypothesis about possible variables and conducts statistical analysis is in order to test the hypothesis
Reticular activating system
The part of the brain that regulates levels of arousal ranging from sleep to states of high alertness
Visceral brain
The limbic system and the hypothalamus
Evoked potential
Electrical activity in the brain
