CAS PS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: 16Pf Questionnaire, Walter Mischel, Gordon Allport
14 Nov 2018
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How people behave differently in the same situation. How people behave the same in the same situation. Ex: fire alarm goes off, discipline (nazis) A person"s distinctive patterns of feelings, thoughts, and actions. Gordon allport, 1937 cardinal, central and secondary traits. Source traits are at the core of personality. Low correlation between the 2 except in openness. Genetic concordance for the big five factors of personality. Strong concordance for schizophrenia: 50% chance of getting it if twin is diagnosed with it. Powerful influence for identifying genetic basis of personality. Zero correlation between adopted children and their adoptive siblings. Strong correlation between identical twins reared together or apart. The story of jim lewis and jim springer. Both coincidentally named james, raised 40 miles apart, both had dogs named toy, proclivity for math/woodwork, both married twice (linda then betty), both named son james allen/ellen, same security jobs, vacationed at same florida beach. Amygdala- facial recognition (babies), anxiety, fear (phobias)
