PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Twin Study, Reality Principle, Personality Test

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ingrid Johnsrude

Document Summary

Personality: a particular, unique pattern of behavior + thinking+interaction that is constant over time and situations; differentiates one person from the next. We are made of behaviors + mental processes; can be observed + measured. Effected by both evolution and learning factors. Personality is composed of multiple traits, all which lie on a continuum. Temporary changes in behavior due to circumstances don"t change our opinion on someone"s behavior. Personality is a unique, consistent pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that characterize each individual. 4 different personality perspectives: trait, psychodynamic, humanistic, social-cognitive. All perspectives are multidimensional: spot on a sliding scale or bell curve. Mmpi-2: asks people to answer a series of t/f q about themselves. Neo: asks people to agree/disagree with a series of statements based on a sliding scale. Neo-pi-3: measures 5 factors; based on the 5-factor model. Rorschach: best-know projective test; a series of inkblots is presented and the person describes what they see in the blot.