Week 2

Question 0

How much of the variance in trait scores may be attributed to genetic factors according to McAdams?

Answer 0

40-50%

Question 1

McAdams article argues what, using who as an example?

Answer 1

Wee need descriptions. The here and now of people to understand a person. Explanation of the past or future are too easy to come buy.
Adams proposes three levels of explanation of a person one being traits.
Dinner party example of Lynn was used.

Question 2

5 reasons traits are a good descriptor according to McAdams…

Answer 2

5 reasons why traits are good descriptions
They are more than just a language tool.
They predict behaviour AND are consistent over time. They form part of the BIG FIVE thing. Situations are no Stronger than traits at influencing ppl behaviour.

Question 3

McAdams second level of personality is?

Answer 3

Personal Concerns, which speak to what people WANT.

Question 4

What is the most uniform and telling medium of life in McAdams story like what the American girl dolls have

Answer 4

A story

Question 5

Why is western society a “good story” according to mcAadams

Answer 5

Because it exhibits such traditionally valued features of Westem narrative as coherence, credibility, richness, openness, and integra-tion.

Question 6

Pam from the office is super high in which trait making hers aint like?

Answer 6

A

Question 7

Why might we say there are actually the big 7

Answer 7

Neuroticism and extraversion split. N has niter ala nxiously depressed side and impulsive externalizer aggressive side.
Extro has ordinal vitality side and social dominance side

Question 8

Big five predict daily emotions

Answer 8

Over time positive and negative are independant.
One trait relates to positive . Extraversion. Unrelated to negative of…
Neuroticism unique to negative emotions

Question 9

Big five predict performance

Answer 9

{surgency is extroversion}
Consciousness predicted learning and doing well on the job. And was consisit between all employment types.
Irresponsible. does not do well regardless of job.

Extra version is for sales and management

But no if the employees are self motivated or if the clients are.

Openness. Better for training phase.
Can they learn.
Not associated once job ongoing.

Nothin for n or a
Though other research. Not the meta analysis. Show a helps managers

Question 10

Marital status predicted by big five… Kelly and Conley study

Answer 10

Divorce or marital misery.
N
1. Husband or wife. Independant
Y each if neurotic strongly related poor marriage

Stronger than family or life events.
C
Men low in c. Marriage worse. Women’s did not predict.

Question 11

What group phenomenon in trait dimensions may be observed in uni. Students when they start university?

Answer 11

Ove first two years of uni. Ppl go up on extra version and down on neuroticism. Rank order staying the same. This is a group phenomenon.

Question 12

Relationship outcomes over time in school is fast for

Answer 12

Extroverts.

Question 13

What did the big five predict in students social lives?

Answer 13

Extroverted expanded quicker. Greater # of rela. A.al Predicted speed of new friends and falling in love.
Did not predict family talk. Conscientiousness predicted that. You also do better with work studies and keeping in touch with family.

Question 14

Big five criticism.

Answer 14

Too broad.
Not in depth and leads to labeling leading to bias and unfairness.
Outline of a person.
Toosuperficial;
Canleadtolabeling
Toonon-conditionalandde-contextualized:

Question 15

What is the reason traits lead to labeling.

Answer 15

Problem is that we forget trait dimesnions are independant of one another. Because we. Categorize each thing to good or bad.
He talks about his daughter. Shy and mean new girl.

Question 16

Caveats of big five.

Answer 16

Naturaltobeginbytryingtopindownourprofile.ThereismorenuancetotheBigFivethanIhavedescribed.
ThereismoretopersonalitythantheBig5.
OurBig5profileisn’twhatismostunique(or
important)aboutus.

Question 17

Who needs quarrelsome ess.

Answer 17

Lawyers ans policemen.

Question 18

What does Avril thorn and McAdams have to say about superficiality of traits

Answer 18

Well we often describe ourself in situation, particular to context. Traits really are jsutice fuzzy outline, picked up in a minute of observing.

Question 19

What did Koestner think about himself as a young man?

Answer 19

Koestner as young mN thought he was introverted and neurotic and needed to be extroverted to succeed.

Question 20

PSYC of a stranger

Answer 20

The Psychology of a stranger:The 5 questions:
1 minute clips can be   Will X be reliable?
judged on Big 5
McAdams argument:
Dispositional 
signature;
Fuzzy outline
Can we get along with 
X?
Can X learn how to do 
things?
Will X try to dominate 
us?
Will X be high 
maintenance?Aside about cultural

Question 21

What trait could be used as a coping mechanism against anxiety

Answer 21

E

Talking a lot

Question 22

Three trait dimensions

Answer 22

Traits
Personal concerns
Personal narrative.

Question 23

What the problems with personality disorders

Answer 23

Rare. Debatable in accuracy and how well they can be diagnosed by psychiatrists
They overlap leading to doubts and ppl being assigned undifferentiated.

Question 24

Assigning extremes of big five to personality disorders in accurate not good.

Answer 24

Ok

Question 25

People do not thinking of themselves as just one thing, prefer using context, big five does not include context. Is it a weakness.

Answer 25

Yup

Question 26

Although it may be rare to be diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder, what did we learn about the forced questions and results from studies

Answer 26

Forced choice.
Micheal Scott gets about 24 the the boss from the office.
average about 15 celebrities 18.
A lot of items about leadership. Mistaken impression about what a great leader is. Not sure about how he comes axross@
Cringe worthy hard to interact with narcissist

Question 27

Why has narcissism increased in the young.

Answer 27

Consumerist society.
Cultural emphasis on individualism
Social Media
Exaggerated praise from parents and teacher