PSYC 2740 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Personal Digital Assistant, Neuroticism, Test Data

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Anneke Olthof

Document Summary

Personality set of psychological traits/mechanisms within an individual that is organized and relatively enduring (stable) and that influence interactions with, and adaptations to, the environment (intra psychic, physical, social environments) Mechanisms process of personality: inputs decision making outputs. Nomothetic recognizes differences between people and uses stat methods. Idiographic research focusing on just one individual (qualitative) Dispositional focuses on number and nature of traits (links to all domains, focuses on how people differ) Biological views people as biological systems that are the foundation for personality. Intrapsychic largely pertains to mental mechanisms of personality outside of consciousness. Cognitive-experiential pertains to cognition and subjective experiences of ourselves and other (thoughts, feelings) Social-cultural entails the view that personality is influenced by social and cultural contexts. Adjustment pertains to how we cope, adapt, and adjust to various forms of change and events. Structured responses are set, dichotomous (forced choice) and likert-ratings (1-5 scale), pros: standardization, use of stats, cons: limits response, possible limited accuracy.