QUIZ 2 Flashcards
Single Trait Approach
Focuses on one trait
–> example: shyness can predict how one will act in different situations
many trait approach
correlations between one behaviour and many traits
–> includes the cali Q-set
California Q-Set
100 personality descriptions in terms or sorted into forced choice, systematical and normal distributions
- studied by funder and fast where they used “certainty words” and then used the Q-set to rank personality
Essential Trait Approach
Gordan Allport –> started the train to the Big Five
Gord Allport
17,953 words related to personality to describe physical/phsychological attributes
categorized them into three groups (cardianl traits, central, and secondary)
cardinal traits
dominate and shape behavior
central traits
reflect a characteristic way of behaving and dealing with others
secondary traits
changeable aspects of personality in certain situations
factor analysis
examines correlations between variables to find clusters or related variables
Raymond Cattell
factor analysis
- narrowed gord allports 17953 into 16
Hans Eysenk
Factor analysis
- PEN theory (biological)
Pyschoticism - vulnerability to breaks from reality
Extraversion - outgoing and energized by social interactions
Neuroticism - negative emotionally
BIG FIVE
we know these guys
lexical Hypothesis
if something is important, people will have invented a word for it
Plastcity
Extraversion and Openness related
stability
Agreeableness, neuroticism, and conscientiousness related
General Factor of Personality
EI
BIG FIVE divided
3 sets of different factors
NEO scale
costa and McCrae
- 6 facets of big 5
soto and John
3 facets of big five
deyoung and quilty and peterson
2 aspects of big five BFAS
Extraversion
- arousal
- relationship with biology (seek stimulation when brain activity is low: Myres and DeWall) –> dopamine and related neural activity is high
- related to popularity/social status/etc
comparison within the big five
who you are being compared to matters
Neuroticism
- related to ineffective problem solving, sensitivity to social threats, etc
conscientiousness
agreeableness
Openness
controversy of what it really means
- reflecting on approach intellectually matters
- degree to which one has been taught to view culture matters
- basic dimension of personality underlying creativity and perceptions