Study frågor 3 trait

Question 1

What is trait perspective on personality?

Answer 1

Trait perspektiv believe that all humans can describe a persons personality from the set of traits the person have. and with that you can to sum degree predict and anticipate a persons reaction and action patterns. Core dimensions that a person have its like the base of your personality.

Question 2

Statistical analyses is important in trait theory.

Explain the use of factor analysis in the development of the theory

Answer 2

Factor analysis is when you break down the information you have so it’s more understandable, usually if you have a lot of data to work with you would need to factor analysis to reduce the redundant information in a list of personality descriptors.

Question 3

How came up with factor analys?

Answer 3

Cattell used it to locate the 15 dimensions or factors of a personality.that can explain the varians in personality. general intelligens is the 16 factor.

Question 4

Describe jung, cattell and spearmans contribution in trait theory.

Answer 4

Jung: helped launch the trait approaches with the terms extroversion and introversion. and that we ar born with a temperament ( that myers and briggs later develeoped personality test from )

Spearman developed statistical techniques to study intelligens and Cattell use the technique spearman develop to study personality with factor analysis

Question 5

Name the four concepts that Gordan ALLPORT came upp with during the development of the trait perspective

Answer 5

1. Common traits
2. The importance of culture
3. Functional equivalence,
4. Personal dispositions

Question 6

Explain Allports : common traits

Answer 6

Common traits is the traits that people in a population share.

Question 7

Explain Allports : The importance of culture

Answer 7

The importance of culture means that when people immigrate from different culture and then raise their children, to what extent do this child become the new culture.

Question 8

Explain Allports : Functional equivalence

Answer 8

Functional equivalence states that many of a individuals behaviours are similar in there meaning because the person tend to view the situation and stimulis in the same way

Question 9

Explain Allports : Personal dispositions

Answer 9

personal disposition is a term that is used to describe a trait that is unik to an individual

Question 10

The Big Five (Costa and McCrae)

What are the five dimensions that the big five are based on

Answer 10

1. extraversion
2. openness
3. neuroticism
4. conscientiousness
5. agreeableness

Question 11

Describe that high and low of the dimension : extraversion

Answer 11

Extraversion:

High: Energetic, dominant, sociable.

Low: introverted, shy, submissive and quiet

Question 12

Describe that high and low of the dimension : openness

Answer 12

Openness

High: imaginative witty, original, artistic

Low: shallow, plain, simple.

Question 13

Describe that high and low of the dimension : neuroticism

Answer 13

Neuroticism

High: nervous, tense, moody, worrying

Low, stable, calm contented.

Question 14

Describe that high and low of the dimension : conscientiousness

Answer 14

Conscientiousness

High: dependable persevering, organized and responsible.

Low: impulsive, careless, undependable

Question 15

Describe that high and low of the dimension : agreeableness

Answer 15

High: friendly, cooperative, trusting warm.

Low: cold, unkind

Question 16

Why and what does it mean when we say that the big five is research driven and not theory driven?

Answer 16

What that means is that they don’t come up with a theory and then do research on it they first gather the data and the from the data they collected can build a theory from that. Its called inductive approach

Question 17

Eysenck believed that we only have 3 basic dimensions and not five.
What are the evidence of this and what are the 3 called?

Answer 17

1. Extraversion 2. neuroticism 3. psychoticism.
   The evidence they have for tis approach is that the study examined self reported traits and they found out that if ex your sensitive to signals of punishment you high in N and if you sensitive to signals of reward you are high in E and people that were hostile, cynical and unhappy scored high on P

Question 18

Explain the concept of :Motives

Answer 18

Needs , drives and emotions are all related to motives. Motives are internal forces that helps induce behaviour patterns twords a goal exempel the need for food, sleep, water and so on

Question 19

Explain the concept of : Expressive style

Answer 19

Expressive style is what makes your personality uniq , its your facial expressions, body gestures, and so one, together they make your distinct and uniq style of behaviour and expression.