Chapter 15 - Personality

Question 1

Relatively stable patterns of thought, feeling, or behavior that characterize an individual.

Answer 1

Traits

Question 2

Temporary patterns of thought, feeling, or behavior.

Answer 2

States

Question 3

5 Crutial dimensions of personality determined through factor analyses of trait terms: extraversion, neuroticism (or emotional instability), agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.

Answer 3

Big Five

Question 4

Data supplied by the research paericipant describing herself, rather than that collected by the experimenter.

Answer 4

sel-report data

Question 5

Data about a person derived from others who know the person well.

Answer 5

informant data

Question 6

The idea that people seem to behave much less consistently than a trait conception would predict.

Answer 6

Personality paradox

Question 7

Data about a person based on direct observation of that persons actions or behavior.

Answer 7

Behavioral data

Question 8

A personality measure that seeks to determine the degree to which a person alters or adjusts their behavior in order to act appropriately in a new circumstance.

Answer 8

Sel-Monitoring Scale

Question 9

A person’s characteristic level of reactivity and energy; often thought to be constitutional.

Answer 9

Temperament