Eysenck Flashcards
Believed that genetic factors were far more important than environmental ones in shaping personality and that personal traits could be measure by standardized personality inventories
biologically-based factor theory
Criteria for identifying personality factors
- based on psychometric evidence
- must possess heritability and fit an acceptable genetic model
- make sense theoretically
- possess social relevance
levels of behavior organization (low to high)
Specific acts/cognition, habitual acts/cognitions, traits, types or superfactors
Individual behaviors/ thoughts that may or may not be a characteristic of a person
Specific acts or cognitions
Responses that recur in similar conditions; extracted through Factor analysis of specific responses
habitual acts or cognitions
Important semi-permanent personality dispositions; extracted thru factor analysis of habit-level responses
Traits
Made up of several interrelated traits
types or superfactors
3 major types of personality
neuroticism vs. stability, extraversion vs. introversion, psychoticism vs. superego function
Personality type characterized by sociability, impulsiveness, liveliness; have low level of cortical arousal; high sensory threshold; lesser reaction to sensory stimuli
Extraversion
Characterized by passiveness, reserved, careful; high level of cortical arousal; low sensory threshold; higher reaction to sensory stimuli
Introversion
Overreact emotionally, frequently complain about physical and psychological symptoms
neuroticism
Egocentric, cold, nonconforming, impulsive, hostile, antisocial; high levels results to an increased chance of developing psychotic disorders
psychoticism
Test that measure N and E and also detects faking
EPI (eysenck personality inventory)
Measure the 3 personality types
EPQ (Eysenck personality questionnaire)
High P and E
troublemakers
