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Personality 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is a personality?

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Combo of characteristics/qualities that form an individuals distinct character

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Why do we strive to identify personality in others?

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Predictability
Variability
Cognitive consistency - understanding an individual/situation

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Predictability, variability and cognitive consistency are three reasons that explain why we…

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Strive to identify personality in others

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When it comes to measuring personality, there is a tradeoff between…

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Precision and utility

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What are three controversies surrounding measures of personality?

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a) Tradeoff between precision/utility
b) Some overshadow what is being measured
c) Are t/f responses really appropriate?

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What kind of bias can affect interpretation of results?

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Confirmation bias

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What kind of bias can affect participation in personality studies?

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Social desirability

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What are three main characteristics of the Type A personality?

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a) Competitive
b) Outgoing
c) Aggressive

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What are three main characteristics of the Type B personality?

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a) Calm
b) Easy-going
c) Procrastinator

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Type A Men are more likely to….

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Develop cardiac problems

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Which, out of the A, B, C and D personality types have the most evidence?

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A & B

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Which personality Type, out of C and D is most prone to depression?

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D

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Who developed the Three Factor Model?

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Eysenck

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What is Eysneck’s Three Factor Model closely linked to?

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Brain function

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In the 3 Factor Model, what is extraversion/introversion linked to in terms of brain function?

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Cortical arousal

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In the 3 Factor Model, what is neuroticism linked to in terms of brain function?

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SNS activation

17
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In the 3 Factor Model, what is psychoticism related to in terms of brain function?

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Testosterone levels

18
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In the 3 Factor Model, what are the three factors?

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1) Extraversion/introversion
2) Neuroticism/stability
3) Psychoticism/socialisation

19
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What is each factor of the 3 factor model related to, in terms of brain function?

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Cortical arousal
SNS activation
Testosterone levels

20
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How many components are in the Myers-Briggs?

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Four, presented as dichotomies

21
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What are the four components of the Myers-Briggs personality model?

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Intuition
Introversion
Feeling
Perception

22
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What were the Type A and type B personalities derived from?

A

Experience, with clinical/practical implications

23
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What is factor analysis?

A

Identifying groups of related items to make things simple

24
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Why do personality tests use factor analysis?

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Allows us to correlate different characteristics into bigger groups, to simplify

25
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Are traits able to be changed?

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No - assumed to be immutable

26
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What are 5 issues with measuring personality?

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1) Fatigue - bland responses
2) Social desirability
3) Misleading answers in context
4) Can’t use same measures with adolescents and adults
5) Interpretation

27
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How could interpretation affect the results of a personality study?

A

SUBJECTIVE

What does a particular set of characteristics mean?

28
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Why don’t adult measures of personality always work well with children and adolescents?

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TEMPERAMENT

29
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When is personality most prone to change?

A

Childhood & Adolescence

30
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______ Is inborn/innate, whereas _______ is acquired on top

A

Temperament

Personality

31
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How do we apply cognitive consistency to our understanding of an individual?

A

We attribute peoples behaviours to either their personality, the situation or a combination

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