Personality & Traits Flashcards

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1
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define dispositional traits

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relatively stable dimensions (across time and situations) of personality

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define personality psychology

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scientific study of differences in feelings, actions, thoughts btw individuals.

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the new big 5

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framework for how to view individuals

  1. evolution and human nature
  2. dispositional traits
  3. characteristic adaptations
  4. life narratives and identity
  5. culture
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evolution and human nature

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part of new big 5
view people in terms of evolutionarily developed biological background.
view based on similarity to all others

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dispositional trats

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new big 5
refer to general pattern of how person acts over time
based in similarity to some others.

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6
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psychology of a stranger

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get sense of general pattern of traits in individual.

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characteristic adaptations

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new big 5
nuances view of individual differences,
similarity to some others
won’t come up in most situations, attitudes towards system, political standing etc.

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characteristic adaptations -answers who am I?

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new big 5

more predictive of behaviours in specific situation. related to motivations and demands. interacts with traits

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life narratives

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new big 5
relates to life stories and constructed meaning in life
based on unique from all others.

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culture

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shared experiences and meanings influence how we act.
shared with some.
culture interacts with all other principles

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sources of personality data

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self report
observer-report
behaviour
lie outcome data
test data
*important to triangulate data sources
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12
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traits seen as..

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inward experiences & overt behaviours

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gordon allport proposed 3 types of traits

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cardinal trait: dominates and shapes person’s behaviour
central trait: general characteristic found to some degree in everyone
secondary trait: related to preferences or attitudes

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raymon cattell, factor analysis

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found 16 trait words to describe personality. tended to find across culture.

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the big 5

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OCEAN
openness/intellect
contientiousness
extraversion
aggreeableness
neuroticism
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4 ways the big 5 is “basic”

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  1. stable and predictive
  2. found in natural language
  3. found in different groups
  4. heritable
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17
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extraversion aspects

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enthusiasm

assertiveness

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aggreeableness

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compassion

politeness

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conscientiousness

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industrious

orderliness

20
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neuroticism

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volatility

withdrawal

21
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openness/intellect

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openness/intellect

22
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trait vs situation debate

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proposed that traits were not as effective at predicting behaviours. situation was moer important

  1. correlation between traits and multiple situations too low
  2. correlations much stronger with specific behaviours/situations
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resolution to trait vs situation debate

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traits are real but situation matters.

24
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Synthesis:
situation better for ___
traits better for ___

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situation –> immediate

traits –> general predictions

25
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define intelligence

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reason, plan, solve, think abstractly, learn quickly, from experience.
deeper capability to make sense of world.

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crystallied intelligence

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previously learned knowledge – language, problem solving methods.

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fluid intelligence

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deal with novel situations without previous knowledge

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how intelligence changes with age

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crystallized tends to increase. fluid tends to decrease. use it or lose it.

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three stratum approach for intelligence

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general(g), broad (crystallized, fluid), narrow intelligences.

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gy (intelligence)

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memory and learning

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gt (intelligence)

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processing speed

32
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IQ

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standardized normal curve

33
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cognitive process approach: intellectual competence

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analytical, practical, creative

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cognitivee process approach: underlying cognitive processes

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metacomponents (plan, regulate)
performance (execute strategy)
knowledge acquisition (encode store info)

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emotional intelligence

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read emotions, respond, motivation, aware of own emotions, regulate own emotional responses

36
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assessing intelligence in non-western culture. 2 main approaches

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1 use problem not tied to knowledge base of culture

2. create measures tailored to kinds of knowledge thats valued.

37
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flynn effect

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IQ increases over generations. however, I is scaled over generations.

38
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heritability of genetics

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highly heritable ~60-80% especially in HES where support and opporunity are high. in LES - ~10% heritability bc less support, opportunity

39
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sex differences in intelligence

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F: perceptual speed, verbal fluency, fine motor coordination
M: spatial tasks, throwing/catching, mathematical reasoning

40
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extremes of intelligence

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intellectually gifted. IQ 130+, v talented may not reach eminence.

cognitivtely disabled - mainstream although problems w reading, writing, memory, to increase social skills.

41
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define creativity

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generate/recognize ideas, alternatives that are useful.

studied with insight problems

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insight problems require

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reframing problem. come with “aha moment where theres break from normal world view.

43
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well-defined vs ill-defined

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well = know solution and how to get there
ill = life problems. not clear how to do things.
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convergent thinking

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linear, logical thinking. well-defined problems

45
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divergent thinking

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assoc w network of related ideas. fluency = how many things

flexibility = how many different things.

46
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breaking frame

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step outside natural rules

47
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creativity correlates: mulitcultural, personality,

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multicultural contact = insight benefits

personality = oppenness, extraverted, lower conscientiousness