Chapter 8 - Five Factor Theory Flashcards
The 5 factors are understood as larger groups, as collections of ________, _________, and ________ tendencies.
Cognitive; affective; behavioural
What is the acronym for the 5 factor theory and what do they stand for?
O - openness C - conscientiousness E - extroversion A - agreeableness N - neuroticism
The 5 factors are treated as actual structures determined by a person’s __________, independent of _________ and _________ influences.
Genetic makeup; environmental; cultural
Contrasting from Rogers’ theory of personality, in the 5 factor theory…
Everyone has certain amount of each trait, differing in how much
Traits are underlying cause of…
Consistent patterns of thoughts and feelings
What does Goldberg’s fundamental lexical hypothesis state?
Overtime humans found certain individual differences particularly important and developed off them
Development of traits shows that older adults score lower _______ and higher _______ than adolescents and young adults.
NEO; AC
The NEO-PI-R allows for…
Self-reports and observer ratings
The NEO-PI-R has good _________ agreement.
Interrater
________ rating seem better predictors of performance than _________ ratings on the NEO-PI-R
Observer; self
What is the sixth factor?
Honesty-humility
What is the person-situation controversy?
People’s behaviour varies from one situation to another, different traits dominate certain situations but not others
What are the 5 applications of trait theories?
Industrial-organizational psychology
Health
Clinical diagnosis and treatment
Psychotherapy
Diagnosis of PDs
What are the 5 limitations of trait theories?
Theories of a stranger
Top-down
Labels
Cross-cultural
Person-situation controversy
