Chapter 14.2 - 14.3 Flashcards

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Nomothetic Approach

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seeks borad, general principles of personality based on studies of groups of people

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Idiographic Approach

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“individual” concentrates on intensive studies of individuals, looking for what makes someone special.

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Trait

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A consistent tendency in behavior, such as shyness, hostility, or talkativeness.

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State

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is a temporary activation of a particular behavior. For example being nervous most of the time is a trait, but being afraid right now is a state.

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Trait approach to personality

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People have consistent characteristics in the their behavior

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Belief in a just world

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Maintain that life is fair and people usual get what they deserve

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Self-esteem

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the evaluation of one’s own abilities, performance and worth

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Big Five personality traits

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neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to new experience.

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Neuroticism

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is a tendency to experience unpleasant emotions frequently.

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Extraversion

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is a tendency to seek stimulation and to enjoy the company of other people

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Agreeableness

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is a tendency to be compassionate toward others.

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Conscientiousness

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is a tendency to show self-discipline, to be dutiful, and to strive for achievement and competence.

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Openness to experience

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is a tendency to enjoy new intellectual experiences and new ideas.

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Unshared environment

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the aspects of environment that differ from one individual to another, even within a family.

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Barnum Effect

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this tendency to accept vague descriptions of our personality.

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Standardized Test

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is one that is administered according to rules that specify how to interpret the results.

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

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MMPI - consists of true false questions intended to measure certain personality dimensions and clinical conditions.

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MMPI - 2

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Example items are my mother never loved me and i think i would like the work of a pharmacist.

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Neo Pi-R

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(Neo personality inventory-revised) includes 240 items to measure neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness.

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Thematic Apperception Test

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(TAT) The person is asked to make up a story for each picture, describing what events led up to this scene. What is happening now and what will happen in the future.

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Implicit Personality test

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measures some aspect of your personality without your awareness

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Projective Techniques

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Which are designed to encourage people to project their personality characteristics onto ambiguous stimuli.

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Rorschach Inkblots

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a projective technique based on peoples interpretations of 10 ambiguous inkblots

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Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

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is a test of normal personality, loosely based on Carl Jung’s Theories