Class 2 Flashcards
1
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Psychological trait
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Ways in which people differ, a description of how someone generally behaves.
2
Q
Why do we focus on traits?
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- descriptive
- explains behaviour
- predicting behaviour
3
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Individual and Environment
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Our traits are a reflection of how we are getting through the world.
Our personality influences us, and everything we have been through.
4
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Perceptions
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- Shapes how we see the world
- How we interact with the world
5
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Selections
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- what we choose to do
ex. selecting the environment that you want to spend your day in
6
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Evocations
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- the way that our personality can trigger a response in other people
7
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Manipulations (more long term than evocations)
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- our traits can causes changes in other peoples personality
- if we have enough interactions with someone we will start to shift in response
8
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How do we analyze personality?
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- group analysis
- individual
9
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Human nature
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- how are we all alike
- what connects all humans (possessed by our species)
10
Q
Individual and group differences
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- how are we similar to one another in a group but different from another
- how are we like some people
ex. introverted and extroverted
11
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Individual uniqueness
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- every single human is unique in their own way
ex. psychological assessments
12
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Dispositional psychology
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the ways individuals differ from one another (cognitively, biologically, or scientifically)
13
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Biological psychology
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genetics, psychophysiological, and evolution
14
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Genetics
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- are we predisposed to certain personalities?
- how does our environment affect us?
15
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Psychphysiological
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Can we track our personalities through our bodily responses?
