PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Social Cognitive Theory, Narcissism, Hindsight Bias

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

The stability in a person"s behavior over time and across situations (consistency) The behavioral differences among people reacting to the same situation (distinctiveness) Personality traits: disposition and dimensions: personality trait: durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations, a small number of fundamental determine other, more superficial traits. Ex. a person who is impulsive, restless and impatient can all be derived from the tendency to be excitable: factor analysis: correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables. In factor analyses of personality traits, these hidden factors are viewed as basic, higher-order traits that determine less basic, more specific traits. The five-factor model of personality traits: most personality traits are derived from five higher-order traits that have come to be known as the (cid:710)big five(cid:711, extraversion. People who score high in extraversion are outgoing, sociable, upbeat, friendly, assertive, and gregarious.