PSYC-105 FA4 Lecture 6: Psych 105 lecture 6
10 Aug 2018
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Reaction range theory- there is a genetically determined range for iq (20- Stereotype threat- the risk of acting in a manner consistent with a negative. Stanford study about performance between black and white men between diagnostic and nondiagnostic instructions. Definition- a person"s unique patterns of behavior that remain fairly consistent across situations. Barnum statements- statements about an individual that would be true for most every person they were applied to. Trait- relatively stable and consistent personality characteristic. Used to figure out how people differ. Allport- tried to identify central traits that could describe individuals. Cattell- identified 16 source traits that each person had more or less of. Eysenck- thought most personalities could be described in terms of just 2 dimensions- introversion/extraversion and stability/instability. Criticisms for trait theory- lack of explanation, Objective -use structured questionnaires with a strict scoring procedure. Standardized- pre tested on people from many different backgrounds, set instructions.
