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Chapter 8: Traits Flashcards

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What is the Nomothetic view of Traits?

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The belief that traits exist in the same way in every person

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What is the Idiographic view of Traits?

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The belief that each person has a unique set of traits

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Name the Trait Approach:
A kind person might become aggressive in a particular situation

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Person/Environment Interaction

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Name the Trait Approach:
We tend to see different situations and stimuli in the same way. Ex: If a person’s goal is social approval, there’ll be a consistency towards their behaviours

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Functional Equivalence

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Name the Trait Approach:
Traits shared by most people in a culture

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Common Traits

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Name the Trait Approach:
A trait unique to the person

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Personal Disposition

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Name the Trait Approach:
There’s no point in looking where your traits come from - it’s become functionally autonomous

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Functional Autonomy of Motives

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Name the Trait Approach:
The core of personality

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Proprium

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Name the Trait Approach:
A small group of traits that best describes your personality

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Central Dispositions/Traits

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Name the Trait Approach:
Personal Disposition that dominates personality

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Cardinal Dispositions/Traits

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Name the Trait Approach:
Traits that are inconsistent and infrequent

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Secondary Dispositions/Traits

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What is Factor Analysis?

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Clumps together the items that correlate highly together

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What is the Lexical Hypothesis?

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Traits important for survival became embedded in language; most important traits represented by the largest number of words. (friendliness, agreeableness)

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What is Q-Data?

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Gathered from self-reports and questionnaires

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What is T-Data?

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Observational ratings

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What is L-Data?

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Lide data

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What are Component Traits?

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Your habits and preferences

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Eysenck - Introversion and Emotional Stability

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A person who is controlled, careful, thoughtful, calm, and self-reflective

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Eysenck - Introversion and Neuroticism

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Someone who is highly anxious, quiet, withdrawn, pensive, and worried

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Eysenck - Extraversion and Emotional stability

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People who have lots of friends, not many worries or anxieties, sociable, easy going, and socially skilled

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Eysenck - Extraversion and Neuroticism

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Someone with lots of anxiety, difficult time managing emotions, outwardly focused, histrionic, worried all the time, impulsive, aggressive, and excitable

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Eysenck - Psychoticism

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A tendency towards being emotionally detached, lack of empathy and concern

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The 5 Factor Model - Extraversion scale

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Someone assertive, spontaneous, confident, sociable, etc.
On the opposite end, quiet, introspective, pessimistic, cautious.

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The 5 Factor Model - Neuroticism

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Anxiety, distress, emotional instability, stress, etc.
Opposite end - Stable, calm, even tempered, focused

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The 5 Factor Model - Agreeableness

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Focused on relationships, emotionally supportive, trusting, altruistic, sympathetic
Opposite end - skeptic, cynicism, hostile, dishonest

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The 5 Factor Model - Conscientiousness

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Planning, persistent, goal oriented, responsible, orderly
Opposite end - Risky behaviours, careless, impulsive, irresponsible, late, disorganized

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The 5 Factor Model - Openness to Experience

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Imaginative, curious, artistic, liberalism, unconventional
Opposite end - Rigid, predictable, traditionally bound, conforming

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Alternative Perspectives - Honesty & Humility

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Trustworthiness, fairness, sincerity, modesty
*Argued as a component of agreeableness

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Nonclinical Psychopathy

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being unemotional, very impulsive, not much empathy, high in risk taking

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Nonclinical Narcissism

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entitlement, superiority complex, arrogant, self-centred

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Machiavellianism

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cynical, manipulative, using others to satisfy your own goals, lack of empathy, cold, distant

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Condensing Traits - Socialization

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neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness

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Condensing Traits - Actualization

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extraversion, openness, represents personal growth and development

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Condensing Traits - Stability vs. Plasticity

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stability instead of socialization - Plasticity instead of Actualization

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Motives - Achievement

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the need to accomplish things, complete goals, do well

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Motives - Affiliation

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the need to be close with others

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Motives - Power and Dominance

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the need to control yourself and others, take leadership positions

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Motives - Exhibition

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the need to be recognized, the want for accolades

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Expressiveness

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vocal characteristics, facial expressions, gestures and movements

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Prayer Fulfillment

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feelings of joy from a connection to God

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Universality

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seeing all of humanity as a part of an integrated whole

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Connectedness

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feeling of belongingness, social responsibility, and gratitude for others

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Personality Coherence

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the trait stays the same but the way it is expressed changes

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Mean Level Changes

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how your personality changes with age - often becomes more stable

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Rank Order Changes

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what are the changes in your personality compared to the other people your age?

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Quantum Changes

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when personalities change radically (usually due to a significant experience)

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Temperament

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is predictive of personality traits in childhood and adolescence

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Social Investment Theory

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young people’s personalities mature and stabilize as they enter important adult roles

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