PSY230H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gordon Allport, Trait Theory, Nomothetic
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Internal properties of the person that cause behaviour. Descriptive summaries of enduring aspects of a person s personality. Personality characteristics are stable across situations important trait theorists: gordon allport. Published the first (recognized) work on personality traits. Rejected freud s psychoanalytic theory & also acknowledged the limitations of trait theory. Traits are not useful for predicting what a single individual will do. Traits have physical components (one day we will be able to examine them) Idiographic approach (tells you about central traits or cardinal traits) important trait theorists: henry murray. Blended psychoanalytic theory and trait theory, called it personology. Identified basic elements of personality, psychogenic needs - readiness to respond in a certain way under given conditions. 27 different psychogenic needs (many of which are unconscious) Each person has a hierarchy of personal psychogenic needs. Whether a particular need is activated depends on the situation, press. Three main approaches to determining which are the most important traits.
