PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lexical Hypothesis, Gordon Allport, Sociosexual Orientation
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Psyb30 lecture 3 traits and trait taxonomies. Trait-descriptive adjectives: words used to describe traits, attributes of a person that are characteristic of a person and perhaps enduring over time, 3 fundamental question: Periodic table of elements not merely a random list of all the physical elements that has been discovered, rather, it"s a taxonomy that organizes the elements using a coherent principle (elements arranged according to their atomic numbers) Trait theories of personality: emphasis placed on the person rather than the situation or environment, traits motivational factors that increases adaptation to positive/negative stimuli. Themes of dispositional approach: continuous in thoughts, feelings and behaviors, focuses on individual differences rather than intra-individual differences. Traits vs. states: traits enduring dispositions that exert a consistent influence on behaviors in a variety of situation. Broad personality characteristics: states the psychological reaction to the situation in which an individual finds him or herself. Often viewed as biologically or genetically based: traits.
