PSYCH 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Extraversion And Introversion, Big5, Conscientiousness
Document Summary
If behavior is not the norm, can make some inferences about personality. Ex: shindler is more compassionate than others. Study the personality characteristics important in a culture by studying its lexicon for personality traits. Study personality in context by looking at language in different cultures used to describe personality. Traits: consistency across time and situations, internally caused. Nice before dating, nasty after marriage = no temporal consistency. Nice before dating, nice after marriage, but nasty to family = no situational consistency. Paid 1 million dollars to be nice = not internally caused. States: lack of consistency, transitory, externally caused. Statistical method that identifies clusters/groups of correlated traits. Replicated and repeated over the years, reliable. Broad, high level, capture a lot of nuance. O: fantasy, aesthetics, feelings, actions, intellect, values. E: warmth/friendliness, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement seeking, positive emotions. A: trust, sincerity, altruism, compliance/cooperation, modesty, sympathy. N: anxiety, angry hostility, depression, self-consciousness, impulsiveness, vulnerability.
