PSYC 2600 Lecture Notes - Construct Validity, Test Data, Likert Scale

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2600
• Professor: Kathleen Hughes

Document Summary

20, 000 personality traits in english language. Personality-set of psychological traits and mechanisms in a person, influences interactions with environment (intrapsychic, physical, emotional) Psychological trait-we al examine traits in our daily lives, helps to categorize people. Mechanisms-how traits are used (attention bias-sensitivity to detail; interpretation bias-thoughts; response bias-behaviour) Personality traits are organized", we are complex, but everything fits. They are relatively enduring", meaning it represents average tendencies, worried once isn"t the person. Levels of personality analysis: human nature (need for love); individual and group differences (traits which identify group); individual uniqueness. Non-domains of personality research: what is not personality research. Beliefs (birth order, astrology), barnum statement (ie fortune cookie) Innermind and feelings, formats (check all which apply, likert scale) needs honesty and self-knowledge. Observer-report data (o-data)-multiple observers, naturalistic and artificial, more honest because we are watching their actual behaviours. Test data (t-data)- standardized tests, situation manipulation (hottie test), physiological data (blood pressure, heart rate)