Traits and Types Flashcards
1
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What are nomothetic and idiographic views of personality?
A
- Nomothetic; traits are the same in every person and hold the same meaning
- Idiographic; traits are individual, there are as many traits as there are people
2
Q
What is the difference between trait and type?
A
- Trait; assumes difference along a continuum
- Type; a category that is discontinuos
3
Q
What two traits did Carl Young (1921) propose?
A
- Extroversion
- Introversion
4
Q
How many personality traits were proposed by Cattell’s inductive (1966) approach
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16
5
Q
What was a fundamental floor in Cattell’s model?
A
No one could replicate his findings
6
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What is Eysenck’s deductive (1967) approach to personality?
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- Traits are linked to nervous system functioning
- Personality underpinned by two supertraits; Introversion-Extroversion and Emotional stability-Neuroticism
7
Q
What were Eysenck’s giant three?
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- Extraversion
- Neuroticism
- Psychoticism
8
Q
What are weaknesses of the trait & type approach?
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- Fails to explain what drives a particular trait and it’s behaviours
- Can only provide a basic approximation of individual personality
- People will change traits based on situation
