Chapter One

Question 1

nomothetic research

Answer 1

includes statistical comparisons of individuals or groups

Question 2

idiographic research

Answer 2

focuses on a single subject to observe general principles

Question 3

dispositional domain

Answer 3

identify and measure the most important ways in which individuals differ from one another.

Question 4

biological domain

Answer 4

core assumption is that humans are collections of biological systems that provide building blocks for behaviour, thoughts and emotions

Question 5

intrapsychic domain

Answer 5

mental mechanisms of personality that operate outside of consciousness

Question 6

cognitive-experiential domain

Answer 6

focuses things like conscious thoughts, feelings, beliefs and desires about oneself and others

Question 7

socio-cultural domain

Answer 7

personality affects, and is affected by, the social and cultural context (aggressive culture that pushes ideal that you are not a man unless you’ve killed someone)

Question 8

adjustment domain

Answer 8

personality plays a key role in how we cope, adapt, and adjust events in our day-to-day lives