PPE 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Nomothetic, Factor Analysis, Conscientiousness
13 Aug 2016
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The individual views many situations and stimuli the same way. Many of the individuals behaviors are similar in their meaning. Functionally equivalent: to an outsider the actions you take may be different but they may be functionally equivalent to you: common traits. Due to biological heritage and culture there are some common traits e,g, dominance in the american culture. Idiographic methods: take into account each person"s uniqueness diaries, interviews, q-sorts, compensate for the limitations of nomothetic methods. Personal disposition: goals, motives, or styles, cardinal dispositions: there is 1 central passion of your life, central dispositions: guided by several major passions in life. Father a mechanical engineer: developed innovations for ww1 military equipment. Worked on his ph. d with charles spearman o involved in creating the new method of factor analysis in the study of spearmans unitary factor theory of intellgience: spearman. Used (and refined) factor analysis: data-driven, not theory driven o reduced many different traits to 16 traits.
