chapt 12 Flashcards
personality
characteristic patterns and behaviour unique to each individual
idiographic approach
creating detailed decriptions of an individual’s personality
nomothetic approach
examine personality in large groups of people
factor analysis
groups people based on responses (kind, warm)
right wing authoritation
problematic set of personality that people follow
reciprocal determinism
personality emerges from interactions between behaviours
response styles
ways of responding to questions, cultural norms
humourism
physical illnesses of personality from key fluid imbalances
phrenology
personality characteristics assessed by the skull
ascending reticular activating system
plays main roll in arousal response
behavioural activation system
arousing action to achieve goals
behavioural inhibition system
motivating action to avoid punishment
conscious mind
current awareness
unconscious mind
inaccessible influences behavious without using consciousness
thematic apperception test
responders tell stories from vague photos
