PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Gordon Allport, Carl Jung, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 101
• Professor: Christopher Niemic

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Intuitive function: factor analysis, tatisti(cid:272)al te(cid:272)h(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue that"s used to u(cid:374)de(cid:396)sta(cid:374)d ho(cid:449) diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)t traits hang, people make decisions based on hunches together statistically and psychologically, hans and sybil eysenck, 2 basic dimensions of personality. Introversion vs extroversion: emotional stability vs emotional instability, biological influences on personality, some examined neuroanatomical and neurochemical influences on personality, consider extroverts and sensation seekers, extroverts seek social stimulation. The social-cognitive approach: developed within psychology around the same time as the humanistic approach, american psychology dominated by behaviors, humans and other creatures are cognitive creatures according to social-cognitive approach. Julian rotter: proposed the construct of locus of control, locus of control construct describes whether we see ourselves as causing our behavior or whether we see ourselves as controlled by the environment, two types of locus of control. Internal locus of control: we see our behavior as leading to direct desired consequences.