PSY 301 Lecture Notes - Terror Management Theory, Personality Psychology, Factor Analysis
20 Aug 2013
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Terror management theory refers to the terror that we face when we realize we are merely mortal or human. Profound psychology effect on people who feel the threat. Can affect how people feel under these circumstances. Become more in touch with their core values. In the wake of the disaster, people tend to lean towards people with charismatic characteristics. Person-situation debate defining somebody"s behavior in different situations. Personality psychology and social psychology: both drives personality. Attribution theory motivational theory looking at how the average person constructs the meaning of an event based on his/her motives to find a cause and his/her knowledge of the environment. We tend to overestimate the power of personality! Actors tend to overestimate the power of reality! Personality what you do and what you see. Factor analysis which traits tend to go together. Openness: the leonardi de vinci factor, very curious, adventurous, artistic, people low on this: prefer traditional things, concrete things, prefer known than unknown.
