PSY BEH 113D Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Correspondence Principle, Longitudinal Study, Psych
13 Jan 2020
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Thinking about these examples from the neo . Personality crystallizes by about age 30 and remains pretty stable thereafter (costa & mccrae) Various ages and waves of data collection. More recent studies show stability & change. From young adulthood to older adulthood, most people become slightly less neurotic, substantially more agreeable and more conscientious (latter peaks in middle age), less open to new experiences, less extraverted. With age, people become less volatile and more attuned to social demands and social roles. C, e, o increases, n decreases through 40. But changes occur in middle and later adulthood: increase in c, a, decrease o. Stability increases with age but room for change even in later adulthood. Correspondence principle also explains how personality and experiences interact. Personality traits experiences personality traits. Predictors of heart disease: hostility, anger, anxiety. Type a behavior pattern describes people who are competitive, impatient, feel time urgency and are highly achievement oriented. Higher levels of consciousness lower bmi.
