PSYT 400D2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Extraversion And Introversion, Social Environment, Nomothetic
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Chapter 1: introduction to personality psychology: aristotle personality characteristics: truthfulness, courage, intelligence, self-indulgence, anger proneness, friendliness, personality features take the form of adjectives (e. g. john is lazy, trait-descriptive adjectives: adjectives that describe characteristics of people. Personality defined: personality: the set of psychological traits and mechanisms within the individual that are organized and relatively enduring and that influence his/her interactions with, and adaptations to, the intrapsychic, physical, and social environments. What are the correlations and consequences of traits: uses of psychological traits: to describe people and help understand the dimensions of difference among people to explain behavior to predict future behavior. Within the individual : within the individual: personality is something a person carries with him/herself over time and from one situation to the next, personality is consistent and stable. And that influence on people"s lives: influential forces of personality: personality traits and mechanisms can have an effect, personality traits are forces that influence how we think, act, and feel.
