Trait Approach & Big 5

Question 1

Personality

Answer 1

People’s typical way of thinking/feeling/bheaving

Question 2

Traits

Answer 2

Enduring predispositions that influence behaviour across situations

Question 3

What is the main type of research structure used in trait approach and why

Answer 3

• correlational
• can’t assign someone a personality trait to be an experimental group

Question 4

True or false, trait approach focuses strictly on shared human characteristics

Answer 4

False, focuses on exclusively individual differences

Question 5

Single trait approach

Answer 5

Examines correlations between one trait and many behaviours

Question 6

Low in self monitoring

Answer 6

Acts the same across situations -> easier to predict

Question 7

High in self monitoring

Answer 7

Change across situations -> masking

Question 8

Many trait approach

Answer 8

One behaviour, look at associated traits

Question 9

California Q-set

Answer 9

10 phrases sorted on 9 point scale, type of many trait

Question 10

Essential trait approach

Answer 10

Which traits matter most (many characteristics -> refined)

Question 11

Lexical hypothesis

Answer 11

• Type of essential trait approach
• Believes important aspects of humanity will be labelled across cultures

Question 12

Five factor model

Answer 12

Conscientiousness, openness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism

Question 13

Openness

Answer 13

Imaginative, creative, curiosity etc

Question 14

Conscientiousness

Answer 14

Carefulness, dependableness, self-disciplined etc

Question 15

Extraversion

Answer 15

Exactly what you think

Question 16

Agreeableness

Answer 16

Courteous, good natured, empathetic etc.

Question 17

Neuroticism

Answer 17

Anxious, hostile, depressed

Question 18

True or false, all the big 5 traits are orthogonal

Answer 18

True

Question 19

If someone engages in mate poaching, which of the big 5 would they score highly in

Answer 19

Extraversion

Question 20

If someone is displaying ineffective problem solving, which of the big 5 would you expect them to score highly in?

Answer 20

Neuroticism

Question 21

If someone exhibits long term patterns of behaviours that are health positive, which one of the big 5 would you expect them to score highly in?

Answer 21

conscientiousness

Question 22

If someone rates others positively and is rated positively by others, which of the big 5 would you expect them to score highly in?

Answer 22

Agreeableness

Question 23

If someone is very easily swayed by conspiracy theories, which big 5

Answer 23

Openness

Question 24

Are the big 5 genetically inheritable, if so how much

Answer 24

Yes. 40-60%

Question 25

Does birth order correlate to big 5

Answer 25

Not directly but environmental factors associated can

Question 26

HEXACO

Answer 26

Honesty/humility, emotionality, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness

Question 27

Typological approach

Answer 27

Fit people into boxes

Question 28

Typological approach - 3 "boxes"

Answer 28

Well adjusted, maladjusted over controlling, maladjusted under controlling