PSYC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Barnum Effect, Sigmund Freud, Factor Analysis
17 Oct 2016
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A trait is a relatively stable disposition to behave in a particular and consistent way. Personality = a person"s (cid:272)hara(cid:272)teristi(cid:272) style of (cid:271)ehaving, thinking, and feeling: combination of several traits. Barnum statements = sentences that are worded such that everyone agrees with them. Historical approaches: psychodynamic approach sigmund freud. Personality as formed by mostly unconscious needs, strivings, and desires. Inner conflict of above three leads to anxiety: humanistic approach. More (cid:272)ons(cid:272)ious fa(cid:272)tors (cid:272)ontri(cid:271)ute to one"s personality. Contemporary approaches: much more scientific, lexical approach. 17,000 terms in english to describe personality: role of factor analysis. Statistical method of determining patterns of inter-correlations. Measuring personality: personality scales/inventories, likert-type questions, the big five (very brief) Neuroticism: reliability and validity major concern amongst certain tests, like myers-briggs. Personality vs. social psychology: personality behavior, social psychology: characteristics of the situations people are in, both come together to form person by situation interactions. Different personality traits: the big five. Ariel the mermaid vs elephant from tarzan.
