PSYC 101 Lecture 7: PSYCH 4:20
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Ways to test personality: bike test. Arranged traits in hierarchy (triangle: bottom - central traits. Ex. smart, dumb, wild, introvert, quiet, shy, etc: 2nd to bottom - secondary traits. On the periphery - seen in certain circumstances/by certain people: people close to you, people whom you let see. Ex. habits, rituals, secretive things, red room (50 shades grey: 2nd to top - common traits. Ex. way you dress (camou age for hunting), music: top - cardinal trait. Only one trait that identi es you wholly. Goldberg: trait theorist, work based on work of cattell and elysneck. Elysneck - believed 3 traits within people"s personalities: based on 5 factors (have all 5, but one pokes out) Open to new experiences and change (welcomingly: c - conscientiousness. Orderly/dutiful: do things out of obligation/duty. Go above and beyond to be responsible: e - extraversion. Someone who is extremely outgoing: talk with anyone and make a new friend, a - agreeableness.