PSYC1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Trait Theory, Operant Conditioning, Albert Bandura
23 Aug 2018
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Drive consistent patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Uniqueness: unique pattern of traits, cattell (16personality factors, eysenck. Language and cultures: implicit understanding of personality, multiple applications. E. g. , predict coping behaviours, health, etc: some theorists argue that 5 traits is not enough. Trait assessment: objective personality measures, people self-report to statements (true-false, agree-disagree, numbered) designed to assess a wide range of thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Can you be completed by others (e. g. , friends) about you: results can differ. Traits can be empirically and objectively measured. Useful for predicting many things, not only behaviours but also health, various life outcomes, and much more (criterion validity) Other approaches use the measures: limitations. Descriptive rather than explanatory: traits used to explain behaviour; behaviour used to explain traits (circular motion) No accounting for change: no clinical use. Traits (basic tendencies) can be expressed in different ways (characteristic adaptions)
