PSYC1111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Extraversion And Introversion, Agreeableness, Factor Analysis
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Personality Theory!
deals with traits we have to diļ¬erentiate one person from another!ā¢
ex: ambitious, shy, etc!ā¦
how we go about measuring those!ā¢
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intuitive in some way!ā¢
how they diļ¬er in personal qualities!ā¦
what are the major dimensions with which we diļ¬erentiate people?!ā¢
do these diļ¬erences predict anything?!ā¦
skittle organization!ā¦
related to neatness or compulsiveness !ā£
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many traits by which we characterize people!ā¢
agreeableness!ā¦
extraversion !ā¦
introversion!ā¦
competitiveness!ā¦
empathy!ā¦
loyalty!ā¦
insecurity!ā¦
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if someone has a tendency to be in a bad mood more frequently than a good mood!ā¢
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trait -> ongoing thing that manifests itself in various mood behaviors!ā¢
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Personality Theories!
all of the theories talk about traits!ā¢
those traits come from the theories!ā¢
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you might ļ¬xate at a speciļ¬c stage and then it emerges in adulthood!ā¢
traits such as repressive!ā¢
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factor analytic type traits!ā¢
come from no theory particularly, they are empirically derived from data!ā¦
looking for patterns!ā¦
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332) ice cream -> one type of question!
a) make ice cream!ā¢
b) sell ice cream!ā¢
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714) Saturday Night -> another type of question!
a) big dance club!ā¢
b) dinner for four !ā¢
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might be a pattern, might be a tendency for one type of person to answer the other question in ā¢
a speciļ¬c way!
maybe disproportionate number of people who might sell ice cream might go to the club!ā¦
