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Week 6: Dispositional Theory: Cattell, Eysenck and Allport - Homework

Factor analysis is a statistical technique utilized to identify clusters of related traits or characteristics. Factor analysis has been utilized widely in personality research in order to cluster various personality characteristics into a small set of traits. One of the most common trait clusters is referred to as the Big Five; it gets its name from the fact that five general traits have consistently emerged via factor analysis.

For this week’s homework assignment, you need to watch a television show and analyze a character’s personality according to the Big Five trait dimensions. Watch at least a half-hour of television and answer the questions listed below. You need to watch something that allows you to critique a character’s personality (so eliminate sports, cartoons, music videos, documentaries, etc); good choices are sit-coms, movies, soap operas, and talk shows. After watching the show, identify one character to focus on for this assignment.

Answer the following questions:

· Name of television show or movie.

· Name of character selected for this analysis.

· Provide a general description of the character’s personality (this does not have to be in psychological terms – describe their personality as if you were talking to a friend).

· Describe the character’s personality using each of the Big Five dimensions of personality. For each dimension, provide some behavioral characteristics that support your trait label. Be thorough and specific in your analysis.

Due on Sunday by midnight. Submit your answer via the dropbox as a Word or RTF file.

Hans Eysenck

I will use the following scale to grade your homework assignment:

Criterion	Points
selected an appropriate show/character for analysis	1
general description of the character’s personality	1
personality trait description	7
grammar and spelling	1
Total Points	10

Week 6: Dispositional Theory: Cattell, Eysenck and Allport - Journal

The journal is your opportunity to relate the theories of personality that we have investigated to your own life. Select one of the theories examined this week and write a brief description of how this applies to your own personality.

Your journal entry does not need to be lengthy; one paragraph is sufficient. Be sure to use correct terminology and specifically address which theory you are using and how it relates. The point of the journal is to allow you to reflect on the value or utility of different theories, thus there is no "right" answer.

Please submit your entry via the "journal" located in the dropbox. Your journal entry is due at midnight on Sunday.

Journal Picture

I will use the following scale to grade your journal entries:

1	2	3	4	5
Journal entry not relevant or does not contain sufficient detail.	Journal entry is somewhat related to the topic but lacks clarity.	Journal entry is generally related to the topic but need to be more direct and clear.	Relevant journal entry; writing lacks clarity.	Clear, relevant complete journal entry.

Week 6: Dispositional Theory: Cattell, Eysenck and Allport - Topic Debate

Should a person be held legally responsible for criminal acts committed by their unconscious (or unconscious aspects of their personality)?

Debate Graphic

Debate Guidelines:

· The assigned Group A or B must provide a persuasive, informational argument. Post this argument to the thread below. Your argument may be a page of written text, a PowerPoint presentation, a online video, or any other creative way of conveying your information. The information you provide does not have to be lengthy as long as it contains relevant information and is expanded to clearly explain your position.

· You are required to utilize and correctly reference one (1) quality, academic sources to support your position. You should use correct APA style in formatting your debate information.

· The Groups A or B assigned to the weekly debate must post their persuasive information by Friday at midnight.

· Finally, everyone in the class should read the debates and post their own position. When responding to the debates, you just need to write whether you support the "yes" or "no" side of the debate with a sentence or two highlighting why you support that position (also due on Sunday by midnight). You do not have to agree with the side of the debate that you were assigned to represent.

For complete information about the project, see the "Debate" thread in the Course Home.

Group A persuasive information (Friday)

Please carefully follow the guidelines to conduct the debate. In this page,

· The Group A must post their persuasive information by Friday at midnight.

· Finally, everyone in the class should read the debates and post their own position. (due Sunday at midnight under final thoughts tab above).

Legal Implications - Debate Question:

· Should a person be held legally responsible for criminal acts committed by their unconscious (or unconscious aspects of their personality)? -----Group A: Yes ; Group B: No