PSYC2014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Immanuel Kant, Trait Theory, Wilhelm Wundt
27 Dec 2018
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Hippocrates - the four humours (bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile. Wilhelm wundt - 4 temperament types, 2 dimensions. X - axis: hot vs cold; y-axis: moist vs. If personality is a fundamental component of the self, it should be expressed (partially at least) through physiology. If personality is something acquired, it wouldn"t be expressed through physiology. Surveyed a large number of individuals and asked to stand/pose nude. Used psychometrics to find associations between body-types and personality elements. Devised tests that assessed personality through these associations (7 point grading scales) His methods and conclusions generated large controversy. This was refuted because he made racist comments on his study. He conducted a factor analysis on his standardized values; level of slenderness/muscular development. Personality is a probabilistic ( subject to or involving chance variation) system. Personality has both quantity and quality properties. Personality is not just numbers (humanists perspective) We acknowledge that it is difficult to objectively assess personality.
