PSY BEH 11C Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Extraversion And Introversion, Agreeableness, Beek
29 May 2016
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1: the trait approach: defining our differences. Cultural differences: cattell & big 5 theorists developed personality factors in english & used mostly mid-class. Tuned" to situations found selves in: to give accurate description, need more specific = tends be certain characteristic/trait in this sort of setting, etc. Are some people more influenced by the situation than others: some ppl more consistent than others across situations; or more flexible than others, difference among ppl assessed by self-monitoring scale = developed by mark snyder. 7: consistent w/idea specific trait (tendency to divorce) derived from more general biologically based tendencies (ex: extraversion or neuroticism, latter influenced by genes. 10: if range broadened to include more obviously different enviros = between-fam environmental differences would surely demonstrated be more important. Within-family effects: children w/in fam = share many aspects of objective enviro same parents, neighborhood, religion, etc, but enviros of children w/in family also differ in crucial ways; ex: different friends, teachers,
