Second Exam chapter 4... etc Flashcards
Which of the Big Five Personality traits relate to being happy, healthy, living a long life, and grateful?
Extraversion
What method of research examines which traits are the most important?
The essential trait approach.
Ex:Which traits are more essential?
In studies on the delay of gratification in children, it was found that girls and boys showed certain similar patterns and also some key differences in trait correlation. What is one easy way of summarizing these findings?
In both sexes, the children who delayed the longest had high levels of ego control, but in girls only, ego resiliency was also related to the delay.
Self monitors- what are the high and low aspects
High self monitors- vary in inner and outer selves. They change their personality depending on the setting.
Low self monitors- are the same inner as their outer selves and do not change their personality because of setting. Mostly constant.
The trait most closely associated with integrity is
Conscientiousness
Single trait approach
Focuses on links between behavior and personality by asking what do people like THAT do?
What method of research focuses on the patterns of traits that characterize whole persons, rather than focusing on the traits directly?
The typological approach
Ego control
Impulse control
Ego resilience
Psychological adjustment
Over controlled is high or low on the ego control dimension?
High because they can not control their impulses
Under controlled are high or low in ego control?
Low because
