PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Shyness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

Document Summary

State: person ( p , disposition, personality, depends on environment ex presentation, meeting a guy, environment ( e , situation. Most of the population but only shy in certain situations and it has minimal negative consequences. Trait: 15-20% of population and restricts social scenarios, makes others uncomfortable, self-consciousness low self-esteem, loneliness, stress, depression inhibits communication. Social cognitive view: believe they don"t have the skills / can execute them. [type text] shyness is a result of the congruence between real and ideal self shyness is used to avoid social feedback that would be negative they do not want to confront their ideal self. Gordo allport believed it wasn"t unconscious but was important but the observable styles were important. Myers/brigs studied behaviors to see how people differ in personality. Mbti is the questionnaire, come in pairs judging vs perceiving . Mmpi old, designed for abnormal personality traits. 16 pf (has a code, matches a bunch of patterns)