PSYCH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Trait Theory, Factor Analysis, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 1100
• Professor: Victoria Chavez

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Definition: the science of personality explores characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Huge list and had no idea how to characterize. A trait theory that identifies five main characteristics that account for most individual differences in personality. A trait characterized by an appreciation for fantasy, feelings, actions, ideas, values, and aesthetics. A trait characterized by competence, order, dutifulness, achievement, self-discipline, striving, and deliberation. A trait characterized by warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement, seeking and positive emotion. A trait characterized by coolness, reserve, passivity, inactivity, caution, and negative emotion. A trait characterized by trustworthiness, altruism, trust, compliance, modesty, and tender mindedness. A trait characterized by anxiety, angry hostility, depression, self-consciousness, impulsivity and vulnerability. Extraversion and neuroticism- hyenas, octopuses, guppies, rats, pigs, dogs, cats, donkeys, monkeys, gorillas, and chimps. A person"s behavior (b) is a function of the person (p) and the person"s environment (e)