PSYC1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Gordon Allport
23 Aug 2018
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Focus on "higher" human functioning, and innate growth potential. Impact on popular ideas about child-rearing, education, management, etc. Na ve, romantic, unrealistic, and limited in scope. Concepts like free will and self-actualisation are vague: difficult to examine empirically. The big five factors [ocean] - mccrae & costa: extroversion. The tendency to experience positive emotional states and feel good about oneself and the world around: neuroticism. The tendency to experience negative emotional states and view oneself and the world around negatively: agreeableness. The tendency to get along well with others: conscientiousness. The extent to which a person is careful, scrupulous, and persevering: openness to experience. The extent to which a person is original, has broad interests, and is willing to take risks. Social-cognitive approach: personality is largely a product of our thinking - learning history. The manner in which we interpret / appraise situations is indicative of personality. Locus of control [rotter: external locus of control.
