PSYCH 2B03 Lecture 8: Factor Analytic Trait Theories
5 Dec 2018
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The most common/dominant way of personality theorizing: not because it is more accurate, but because it is the most quantifiable. Issue 2: assumption that traits are biologically based: determine the position on these trait dimensions, there must be some relationships between traits. It is called orthogonal because the items present in factor 1 overlap with those in factor 2: factors 1 and 2 will be intercorrelated, orthogonal factors: factors that do not intercorrelate with one another. We look at the items at are correlated: c = likes to party , d = seeks put sensations , e = like to take risks , F = learns more slowly , g = has leadership : all these items are related to extroversion, so, we may call this first factor extroversion/introversion . Factor = an explanation for intercorrelated trait dimensions. Does not find something real about the individual.
