PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Genital Stage, Reaction Formation, Oedipus Complex
1 Nov 2016
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What is personality: an individual"s unique patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that persists over time and across situations. Factor analytic approach (what are the basic traits) Empirical approach (can we differentiate different groups: factor analysis. Used factor analysis to summarize over 4500 different terms used in the english language to describe personality traits found 16 source traits/factors. Esyenck"s tri-dimensional theory extroversion - how outgoing or social. Neurotism - emotional stability - degree of anxiety, worry or moodiness. Psychotism - tendency to be insensitive, uncaring, or cruel. The big-five theory introversion < > extroversion. Undirectedness < > conscientiousness antagonism < > agreeableness. Depends on how apply factor analysis almost all personality terms correlate highly with one or more of the factors cross-cultural similarities. 11,000 statements tested on 770 people (true / false / can not say ) revised 1980"s still very popular today: evaluating the trait perspective. Cannot say - # items not answered.
