PSYCH356 Lecture Notes - Gordon Allport, Trait Theory, Extraversion And Introversion
4 Aug 2013
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That the individual is a system of patterned uniqueness is a fact. That science likes universals and not particulars is also a fact. Yet personality itself is a universal phenomenon though it is only found in individual forms. Since it is a universal phenomenon science must study it; but it cannot study it correctly unless it looks into the individuality of the patterning. Charismatic, intelligent, too good to be true , eloquent, approachable, person of integrity, Trait dimensions that can be applied to any individual person generally. Flatness or superficial : popularity is a trait that is relative in context. Example: popularity in the context of democratics vs. non-popularity in the context of republicans. Three levels of analysis (mcadams, 1995: traits- dispositional traits are those relatively nonconditional, relatively decontextualized generally linear, and implicitly comparative dimensional personality trait go by such titles as extraversion," dominance," and neuroticism. "". The dominant mode of how psychologists have studied an individual.
