PSYC 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nba Coach Of The Year Award, Trait Theory, Factor Analysis
25 Jan 2019
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Eliminating adjectives that describe physical characteristics, demographics, and unusual behaviors produces 10 possible candidates. Self-and peer-ratings on personality traits associated with intelligence differ from cognitive ability or iq. Individual differences in information-processing about social world are found emotional intelligence. Spiritual transcendence: the ability to stand outside your immediate sense of time and place to view life from a larger, more objective perspective. Separate from five factors (piedmont et al. , 1999) Independently predicts life outcomes (stress, prosocial) beyond big 5. Saucier and goldberg (1998): religiosity is a secondary trait. Early research: big 5 omitted ( ) sexual traits. Current research: sexuality factors overlap almost 80% with the big 5. Take home: sexuality is not a separate personality trait. Rather, it is another way in which people express their traits of agreeableness, openness, and extraversion (schmitt & buss, 2000) Current and personality: big 5 questionnaire measures reliably replicate across many cultures and languages, openness varies across cultures.
