Intro to TOP Flashcards

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refers to consistent patterns of affect, behavior, and cognition [A,B,C]

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Personality

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A state of being. Emphasis on the individual rather than collective viewpoint.

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Personality

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Originated from the latin word “Persona” which refers to a theatrical mask worn by roman actors in Greek dramas.

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Personality

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Consist of the most outstanding or salient impression an individual creates in others.

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Personality

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5
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contribute to individual differences in behavior, consistency of behavior over time and stability of behavior across situations

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Traits

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are unique qualities of an individual that include such attributes as temperaments, physique, and intelligence

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Characteristics

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is a set of related assumptions that allows scientists to use logical deductive reasoning to formulate testable hypothesis

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Theory

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What makes a theory useful?
(Clue: 6; G, I, O, G, I, P)

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  1. Generates research
  2. Is falsifiable
  3. Organizes data
  4. Guides Action
  5. Internally consistent
  6. Parsimonious
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9
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is an educated guess or prediction, specific enough for its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method.

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Hypothesis

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a type of theory that is general to specific

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Deductive reasoning

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a type of theory that is specific to general

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Inductive reasoning

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it is a degree to which an instrument measures what is supposed to measure

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Validity

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a type of validity that is the extent to which an instrument measures some hypothetical construct such as extraversion, aggressiveness, intelligence, and emotional stability.

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Construct Validity

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a type of validity that is a measuring instrument has this to the extent that scores on that instrument correlate highly with scores on a variety of valid measures

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Convergent construct validity

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a type of validity that, if it has a low or insignificant correlations with other inventories that do not reassure construct

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Divergent construct

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a type of validity that, if it discriminated between two groups of people known to be different

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Discriminant construct

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a type of validity that is the extent that a test predicts some future behavior

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Predictive validity

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