PSYC2242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Extraversion And Introversion, Idiolect, Nomothetic
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Cross-situational consistency and temporal stability in behavior is minimal; behavior is situation - specific. Thus, our belief in traits in wrong! Therefore, our predictions from traits will be wrong. Like many folk beliefs, we ignore contrary evidence. A: he was in a bad mood. A belief that allows exceptions is hard to disprove, especially if one is motivated to believe it. Like saying the emperor has no clothes. It seemed to be destroying the whole field of personality psychology. We know that behavior varies with the situation (crazy to think otherwise) We are all calmly sitting here taking notes. We go to a party this weekend and the situation will elicit very different behavior. We know that people are different and have a personality. Block cited large longitudinal study across childhood. Costa & mccrae 460 adults (from age 17 to 85). Correlations of temperament dimensions of . 59 to . 87.
