have 11 questions done by tmm from a psychology assignment
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Personality Psychology
Part 2
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Trait Approach
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Describes individual differences
Traits are relatively stable, enduring predisposition to behave in a certain way.
Traits are basically adjectives to describe people.
Trait Approach
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Major structures = traits
Defining qualities of traits:
Consistency: personality traits express themselves consistently across time and place
Individual differences: differences among people
On average: what people are typically like
Traits are dimensions (not categories)
Traits cause behavior
Trait Approach: Structure
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Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
The Big Five Personality Traits
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The Big Five Personality Traits
Openness
The seeking and appreciation of experience for its own sake.
Tolerance and exploration of the unfamiliar
High = curious, broad interests, creative, original, imaginative, untraditional.
Low = consistent, cautious, traditional, practical, down-to earth, prefers not to be exposed to alternative moral systems
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The Big Five Personality Traits
Conscientiousness
The degree of organization, persistence, and motivation in goal-directed behavior
High = organized, reliable, hardworking, self-disciplined.
Low = easy-going, careless, spontaneous
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The Big Five Personality Traits
Extraversion
Quantity and intensity of interpersonal interaction, activity level, and need for stimulation.
High = sociable, active, talkative, optimistic, fun-loving
Low = solitary, reserved, quite and independent, enjoys time alone
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The Big Five Personality Traits
Agreeableness
the quality of interpersonal orientation and ranges from compassionate to antagonistic
High = soft-hearted, good-natured, trusting, helpful, forgiving
Low = detached, challenging, strong-willed, confidently asserts own rights/opinions
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The Big Five Personality Traits
Neuroticism
emotional instability, proneness to psychological distress, unrealistic ideas, and poor coping responses
High = worrying, nervous, emotional, insecure, sensitive
Low = secure, confident, emotionally stable but can take unnecessary risks
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The Big Five Personality Traits: Assessment
Self-report questionnaires: NEO-Personality Inventory
50 questions for each trait
Why so many?
Predicts behavior
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Trait Approach Limitations
Assumes all of personality can be described by five (or six) traits
Traits simply describe behaviors rather than explain personality
Does not explain personality development/Where traits come from
Does not address the influence of the situation or variation across situations
Traits theories do not address personality processes
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Traits as networks?
Neuroticism
I’m self-conscious
I’m worried
I’m anxious
Frightening thoughts enter my mind
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Traits as networks?
I’m self-conscious
I’m worried
I’m anxious
Frightening thoughts enter my mind
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Traits as networks?
Neuroticism
Extraversion
Openness
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
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Psychology Mythbusters: Myers-Briggs
And so on…
The Myers-Briggs test has no scientific evidence supporting it
It is not predictive of people's mental experiences or behavior
Beware of pop-psychology
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