PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Extraversion And Introversion, Psychoanalytic Theory, Agreeableness

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Kyle Danielson

Document Summary

Mmpi validity scales: sets of qs that attempt to mitigate bias ( tricky qs that. This person is filling in yes to every q e. g. lie-scale - high rates of false responses may indicate lying e. g. Trait approach - describe personality as a series of traits (a relatively stable disposition to behave in a particular & consistent way); most influential i. e. most ppl agree. Researchers use factor analysis to reduce list of traits i. e. individuals rate themselves on hundreds of traits -> high correlated traits. => same factor -> trait w/ x correlation => separate factors e. g. softhearted, trusting, helpful, ruthless => agreeableness. 5 x correlated factors (refer back to book for ffm details) [memorized as. Individual s big five tend to increase slightly thruout lifespan (except openness in general) due to reinforcement -> individual rates above average on a trait early in life = rate above average on that trait later in life.