McCrae and Costa Flashcards

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5 factors (OCEAN)

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openness to experience
conscientiousness
extraversion
agreeableness
neuroticism
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one of the strongest personality trait together with extraversion

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neuroticism

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3
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Can be interpreted either cross-sectionally (given-point in time) or longitudinally (lifetime)

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Core components of personality

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4
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Universal raw material of personality capacities and dispositions that are generally inferred rather than observed

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basic tendencies

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5
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Acquired personality structures that develop as people adapt to their environment

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Characteristic adaptations

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6
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Consists of knowledge, views and evaluations of self

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self-concept

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7
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2 components in predicting behavior

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core components and peripheral components

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8
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core components

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basic tendencies
characteristic adaptations
self-concept

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9
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peripheral components

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biological bases (genes)
objective biography (everything a person does, thinks, feels)
external influences (influence of social situation to personality)
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