PSYCH 238 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Internal Validity, Mathematical Proof, Gordon Allport
28 Mar 2017
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Traits are meant to describe you generally, not just your actions. Only 9% of behavior is explained by traits. Naturalistic behavior (opposed to behavior in lab) is improved to . 42-. 56. Instead we must focus on the situation, because the situation has a huge impact on a person, no matter their traits. Allport"s thoughts: a true analysis of their character. Common traits: nearly as powerful or important as most claimed. Factor analysis does not capture the individual well. Will never reveal as much information as a person studying the individual. Similar to traits seen in the five factor model. Believed that this does not capture personality well. Allport believed the five factor model certainly existed, but that it wasn"t. This is a single snapshot in time that doesn"t say much. Need to follow around an individual and study their behavior over time for. Individual views many situations in the same way. Some individual"s behavior are similar in their meaning.
