PSYCH-220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Dodge Morgan, Nomothetic, Falsifiability
30 Sep 2020
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Set of psychological traits and mechanisms within the individual that are organized and relatively enduring and that influence his or her interactions with, and adaptations to, the environment . Not the only and not always the most important determinant of behaviour. Situation can affect personality find right situation for personality. Personality is one of many factors affecting behaviour. Psychological triad: how people think, feel, and behave. Where sub-disciplines of in psychology intersect, but the greatest overlap is with clinical. Person-centered: goal is to understand one person, what makes people unique. First american to sail solo nonstop around the world, a feat in which he cut previous record time nearly in half. Many people studied him through interviews, data, and personality tests he took while sailing. Variable-centered approach focus on relation between variables. Understanding everything about a person at once is impossible think of an important behaviour you performed recently and all the reasons for that behaviour.
