PSY230H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Electrodermal Activity, David Buss, Twin Study
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Lecture 5: the biological approach: hierarchical model of personality, hans eysenck. Argued that usi(cid:374)g (cid:1009) traits (cid:894)the (cid:271)ig (cid:1009)(cid:895) (cid:449)as too (cid:373)a(cid:374)y to des(cid:272)ri(cid:271)e a perso(cid:374)"s behaviour. Also said that both biological and environmental factors should be taken account into how traits develop, and why people have certain variations in traits. (eg. There are 2 aspects of biological factors: heritability. People in the same family will more likely to share a similar trait rather than people from different families, which means that genetic factors also influence our traits. A model that was developed by hans eysenck. He argued that we should consider traits in different levels, like a hierarchy. (lecture slides) There are 4 levels in the hierarchy. Supertrait level personality dimension that includes many relevant traits. (the pen model) Trait level pattern of behaviors relevant to specific trait. Habitual response level specific behaviors people would consistently engage in.
