Chapter 15 Slides

Question 1

Trait theory would argue that personality is

Answer 1

Biological influences 
Predisposition to act a certain way (genes)
Conscious motives
No hidden dynamics
Identifiable patterns

Question 2

Psycho analytical theory would argue that personality is

Answer 2

Unconscious

Question 3

Who identified trait perspective

Answer 3

Allport and Odbert

Question 4

What was the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory

Answer 4

The most widely researched and clinically used up all the personality test. It was originally developed to identify emotional disorders

Question 5

Cardinal traits

Answer 5

The most persuasive of traits

Question 6

Central traits

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Best describes a person

Question 7

Secondary traits

Answer 7

Weakest and least characteristic of traits

Question 8

S what did Hans and Sybil ice Eysenck suggest

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That personality could be reduced down to polar dimensions extroversion introversion emotional stability-instability

Question 9

Why do use the big five factors

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Today’s traits researchers believe that I Sanks personality dimensions are too narrow and Patel’s 16 PS are too large

Question 10

How stable are the traits of the big

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stable in adulthood however they change over development

Question 11

How heritable are they

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Fifty percent or so for each trait

Question 12

How about other cultures

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These traits are common amongst cultures

Question 13

can they predict other personal attributes

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Yes. Conscientious people are morning type and extraverted are evening type

Question 14

Are traits good predictors of behavior

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No because Walter Mitchell points out that traits maybe enduring but the result of behavior in various situation is different

Question 15

Criticism of a projective test say that they lack

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Reliability (consistency of results)

Validity (predicting what is supposed to)