Lecture 13 - Personality…and the dreaded FACTOR ANALYIS!

Question 1

(lecture):

Define personality.

Answer 1

(lecture):

see slide 6

Question 2

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History of personality research:
Describe Circa 370 BC research.

Answer 2

(lecture):

see slide 7

Question 3

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History of personality research:
Describe Freud 1923 research.

Answer 3

(lecture):

see slide 8

Question 4

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Describe the modern view of personality: Trait theory.

Answer 4

(lecture):

see slide 9-10

Question 5

(lecture):

Describe Catell’s role in personality research.

Answer 5

(lecture):

see slide 12-21

Question 6

(lecture):

Describe Eysenck’s Trait Theory

Answer 6

(lecture):

see slide 22-27

Question 7

(lecture):

What are the The ‘Big Five’ Personality Factors

Answer 7

(lecture):

see slide 28-29

Question 8

What is the Biological Basis for the ‘Big Five’ personality factors?

Answer 8

(lecture):

see slide 30-31

Question 9

(reading):

Digman, J. M. (1990). Personality structure: Emergence of the Fivefactor Model. Annual Review of Psychology, 41, 417-440.
• DeYoung et al. (brain volume and personality)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3049165/

Answer 9

(reading):