personality

Question 1

what is personality

Answer 1

how people make sense of themselves
consistent
distinct

Question 2

new factors to big 5 model

Answer 2

positive/ negative valence

humility

Question 3

what is the plaster theory

Answer 3

personality is set at the age of 30

Question 4

what are the issues with internet surveys

Answer 4

truth?

who?

Question 5

why use the big 5 and not Eysenk?

Answer 5

there’s an added sociability element (with others)

Question 6

what are the big 5 factors

Answer 6

openness 
agreeableness 
extraversion 
conscientiousness 
neuroticism (negative emotionality/ natural reactions)

Question 7

what are the two factors of eysenck’s model of personality

Answer 7

neuroticism

extraversion

Question 8

what type of structure does eysenck’s model have

Answer 8

orthogonal

Question 9

what are the 3 psychological theories that are combined into eysenck’s model?

Answer 9

personality 
learning (classical conditioning) 
physiology (autonomic nervous system)

Question 10

what are the two perspectives involved in personality theory

Answer 10

the actor

the observer

Question 11

how does personality help the actor

Answer 11

forms self identity

imagined / real

Question 12

how does personality help the observer

Answer 12

predicts behaviour of others

identifies self against others

Question 13

how does theory help methodology

Answer 13

helps make a jump to judgement when interpreting factors

Question 14

what are 3 types of personality tests

Answer 14

Rorschach
TAT
MMPI

Question 15

what are the 3 minds of the tripartite model of the mind

Answer 15

autonomous
algorithmic
reflective

Question 16

what does SCORS stand for

Answer 16

social cognition and object relations scale

Question 17

what does SCORS measure

Answer 17

representations of dysfunctional object relationships resulting from childhood trauma

Question 18

SCORS measures items on

Answer 18

complexity of representations
affect- tone
emotional investment
understanding of other people’s intentions

Question 19

what are the 3 parts of the dark triad

Answer 19

Machiavellianism
narcissism
psychopathy

Question 20

what is machiavellianism defined by

Answer 20

manipulation of others with lack of concern

Question 21

what is narcissism defined by

Answer 21

grandiosity but optimistic

Question 22

what is psychopathy defined by

Answer 22

deficiency in empathy
primary - cold
secondary - callous

Question 23

what do all of the dark triad have in common?

Answer 23

low in agreeableness

Question 24

what are the 2 types of empathy

Answer 24

cognitive

emotional

Question 25

what is the opposition to positivism

Answer 25

humanism

Question 26

what was the next step after humanism that was both empirical and qualitative?

Answer 26

positive psychology

Question 27

what did walter michel suggest?

Answer 27

strength of the situation instead of personality / we are the product of our setting

Question 28

what dimensions did the evolutionary perspective about personality suggest

Answer 28

life narrative disposition daily behaviour

Question 29

what are personologists?

Answer 29

understanding of behaviour through causes and justifications

Question 30

what are the concerns with self-report scales?

Answer 30

how do you judge (memories) what memories do you use (recency) limitation of language negotiation of judgement

Question 31

the MMPI additional scales were

Answer 31

``` lie scale frequency scale (not serious) defensiveness (K) back page faking bad (legal) cannot say failure to complete 30 ```

Question 32

what was the newest version of the MMPI?

Answer 32

MMPI-2-RF

Question 33

what are the benefits of the MMPI-2-RF?

Answer 33

sub-scales (clinical diagnosis 100s) | computer scoring and interpretation

Question 34

what are the 5 categories of projective tests?

Answer 34

``` association (Rorschach) construction (TAT) completion (end sentence) arrangement selection (would you rather) expression (puppets) ```

Question 35

what 3 elements is the rorschach scoring based on

Answer 35

content location determinants

Question 36

what did exner do to help the rorschach?

Answer 36

develop norms

Question 37

what is the walter mitty effect

Answer 37

they appear to have the trait because they want it

Question 38

what was the most recent version of the rorschach

Answer 38

R-PAS

Question 39

what was the R-PAS

Answer 39

a guide to scoring and performing and intepretating the rorschach

Question 40

why are there any norms in the TAT

Answer 40

many different cards selected