PSYC 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Scientific Method, Shared Belief, Nomothetic
20 Apr 2016
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Personality is a very complex and non-observational concept. There are many different aspects of personality and thus it is so hard to explain. Personality is about how individuals differ from others, not how they are the same. Relatively stable, enduring, and consistent someone"s personality. Organized (not just a collection of descriptors) One"s personal adaption to the environment: group behaviour together in order to label a personality construct, mood personality (stability and whether emotions are changing is a part of personality) Personality is made up of many factors that a person establishes. Personality is not just a habit or a single behaviour (such as early riser, alcoholic). It is those habits/behaviors that sometimes contribute to our personality. Traits can be grouped together to explain something about our personality! Avoids eye contact, doesn"t like to be in groups of people; this could be reason to believe that someone has a shy/introverted personality.
