L33 Psych 100B Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Radical Behaviorism, Oedipus Complex, Toilet Training
9 Nov 2016
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Try to understand personality by examining their traits (happy, neat, etc. ) Body: soft body, underdeveloped muscles, round shaped, over-developed digestive system. Personality: tolerant, love of comfort, sociable, good humored, relaxed, need for affection. Body: muscular body, mature appearance, rectangular shaped, thick skin, upright posture. Personality: adventurous, desire for power, dominant, courageous, indifferent to what others want, assertive, bold, competitive. Body: thin, flat chest, delicate build, lightly muscled, large brain. Factor analysis: statistical approach that aims to seek connections between things. Could apply this to develop a subset of primary characteristics based on all of the dictionary words. Narrowed down to 170 adjectives --> 16 basic source traits. Exam question: what are the big five personality traits? (ocean) Rank on a scale of low to high. Openness: low = simple, close minded --> high = creative, open minded. Conscientiousness: low = careless, impulsive --> high = organized, responsible. Extroversion: low = quiet, solitary --> high: talkative, social.
