Class 6 Flashcards
1
Q
Why do we use traits?
A
- descriptive
- explain behaviour
- predicting behaviour
2
Q
Describing: internal
A
- carry our traits with us
- desires, needs, wants, etc.
- can influence our behaviours
- useful: provides explanations as causes to tendencies
3
Q
Describing: descriptive
A
- no assumptions of internality or causality
- describes trends in behaviours
4
Q
Describing: categorical
A
- places people in categories based on traits
5
Q
Describing: dimensions
A
- people have varying levels of all traits
6
Q
How do we identify important traits?
A
- lexical
- theoretical
- statistical
7
Q
Lexical
A
- traits are all found in our language
- allows us to describe each other
8
Q
Theoretical
A
- starts with a theory
- what traits are of importance to us?
9
Q
Statistical
A
- starts with a pool of personality items
- identify ‘clusters’ of traits to create a dimension or category
- factor analysis
10
Q
Raw scores
A
- tends to be means or totals
- simple addition of scores
11
Q
Standard scores
A
- T-scores or Z-scores
- transformation of scores
- allows for comparisons between scores
12
Q
Normative samples
A
- sample where we draw norms for comparisons
