PSY 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Jet Engine, Extraversion And Introversion, Castration

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 505
• Professor: Alasdair Goodwill

Document Summary

Historical contexts involved; not generalizable; dependant on various factors. Does everyone have unique traits or are there traits that are universal. Strongest difference in personality theories is in the type of data the assumptions rely upon. Form of measurement or tool often precedes a major advancement in science. Fmri (blood flow in the brain) - cognitive neuropsychology. Operated in era where brain/psy not a science. The work of freud and jung amounted scientifically to a disaster (cattell, 1965). When we describe people we often use traits to do so. These are words that describe people"s typical styles of experience and action: Much of our language consists of these words; -ous -ful -able -est words. The idea of traits are so completely pervasive in our society its hard to ignore. One study looked at the relationship between the tv shows people watch and their. Consistent patterns in the way people behave, feel and think.