GORDON Flashcards
less intensely experienced
dispositions that guide action.
Stylistic Disposition
gather data on groups of people
Nomothetic
tendency of certain basic behaviors to continue in the
absence of reinforcement.
Perseverative Functional Autonomy
stated that we should not
study humans as groups but as individuals
Gordon Allpoort
less reliable and less
conspicuous than central traits.
Secondary Disposition
gather data on a single individual
Morphogenic
It is the dynamic
organizations within the individual of those
psychophysical systems that determine his
characteristics behavior and thought.
Personality
obvious and dominating
that they cannot be hidden from other people.
Cardinal Disposition
intensely experienced
dispositions that initiate action.
Motivation Disposition
self-sustaining motives that are related to the proprium.
Propriate Functional Autonomy
ASSESSMENTS IN CATTELL’S THEORY
Life Records ( L-Data )
Questionnaires ( Q-Data )
Personality Tests ( T-Data )
emphasizes the importance of both the psychological and the physical aspects of
personality.
Psychophysical
refers to that which is peculiar to the single case
Idiographic
5-10 characteristics
around which their lives revolve.
Central Disposition
refer to those behaviors and characteristics that people regard as warm, central, and important in their lives.
Proprium
