PSY-3211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lumpers And Splitters, Trait Theory, Extraversion And Introversion
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Tendency of an individual to behave in a consistent manner across difference situations. First proposed in 1950s: tupes & christal (military psychologists) Big 5 gained acceptance in 1960s: norman (gets credit for publishing, but made before him) Most empirically supported model today: costa & mccrae, goldberg. Tendency to be actively involved or engaged in external world. Appreciation of experience for its own sake, tolerance for the unfamiliar. 7 factor model (tellegan & waller: five factor model , positive valence, negative valence. 16 personality factor model: compares both sides. Example: cool, reserved or warm, outgoing rather than low or high end of extraversion. 3 factor model (eysneck: psychoticism (reversed) Low conscientiousness & agreeableness = high psychoticism: extraversion, neuroticism. 2 factor model: ego resilience & ego control (block, alpha & beta. Alpha: ones interactions with others (agreeableness, conscientiousness, & low neuroticism) Beta: (extraversion & openness) engagement with world. 1 factor model (rushton: general personality factor.
