PSYC 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Conscientiousness, Extraversion And Introversion, Factor Analysis

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 332
• Professor: Richard Koestner

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Have everyone in class divide self into 180 adjectives. Then factor our which ones group together on the same dimension: can group together because they are similar or they are opposites. Can boil own 180 adjectives into a smaller limited number of clusters: research has shown that you can boil all those terms into 5 basic dimensions. Traits: dimensions of individual differences in tendencies to show consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and actions: best way of capturing differences of groups but also have descriptions that are independent of the others, consistency is very important. : tendency to be outgoing, sociable and assertive: opposite: introversion, neuroticism. : tendency to experience negative emotions: openness to experience. : tendency to b receptive to new ideas, approaches and experiencesjj: the higher your iq, the higher your score on openness to experience, etc, agreeableness. : tendency to have concern for others, to have warm and trusting and sentiments.