PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Barnum Effect, Factor Analysis, Nomothetic
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The personality you develop in infancy sticks with you throughout your life. This doesn"t mean that individuals cannot develop or change their characteristics: however, research shows that temperaments shown in infants is demonstrated in adulthood. A relatively stable set of characteristics that influences an individual"s behaviour . The aim of personality research is to . Two measurements on personality: nomothetic, and idiographic. Accepting vague or worthless information as true. Ex: my horoscope told me to be aware of my friends, so i am not talking to them . Enjoy being alone; not engaging in social activities/gathering. Refers to emotional, cognitive, and behavioral tendencies as well as the underlying dimensions that form personality . Allport stated that humans have 18,000 traits. Cattell argued for 16 distinct traits (factor analysis) Can measure where you or someone close to you fits on the scale. Impossible to go through 18,000 traits and find where you fit.
