PSYCH 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Face Validity, Habituation, Psych
16 Jun 2013
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Chapter 2: clues to personality the basic sources of data. Funder"s second law: there are no perfect indicators of personality: there are only clues, and clues are always ambiguous. Inferences about personality must be based on indications that can be observed. Funder"s third law: something beats nothing, two time out of three. Self reports: you simply ask the person for her own evaluation of her personality. Face validity: intended to measure what they seem to measure, taken at face value. Ask over and over in various phrasings. Large amount of information: unique perspective on your personality and aspects of character that no other data source can access. Access to thoughts, feelings, and intentions: inner mental life is invisible to anyone else. Some s data are true by definition (e. g. self-esteem): self-views. Casual force: self verification, people work hard to bring other to treat them in a manner that confirms their self-conception.
