ch 13 personality criticisms Flashcards
1
Q
difficult to test
A
psychoanalytic/psychodynamic
2
Q
little predictive power, lacks science
A
psychoanalytic/psychodynamic
3
Q
overestimates early childhood experience and sex
A
psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approach
4
Q
time consuming and expensive
A
psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approach
5
Q
Barnum effect (traits are vague)
A
trait theory
6
Q
desirability bias
A
trait theory
7
Q
underestimates behavior from situation to situation
A
trait theory
8
Q
challenged by Walter Mischel
A
trait theory
9
Q
naively self centered
A
humanistic
10
Q
underestimated collectiveness, “we” is important
A
humanistic
11
Q
too much focus on the situation
A
social cognitive
12
Q
underestimates importance of emotions
A
social cognitive
13
Q
methodological flaws, subjective scoring
A
somatotype theory
