PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lexical Hypothesis, Factor Analysis, Assertiveness

• School: UBC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 102
• Professor: Toni Schmader

Document Summary

Note: so, today was not one of the most interesting lectures we"ve had, in my opinion. However, it"s important for those who are doing act#3. Those who missed the class and are not doing act#3 have not missed much anyway. First personality class and text (1937) If language provides a word to describe people, it must be a trait. v developing taxonomy of traits. First, use survey to measure various dispositions. Then, use factor analysis. Statistical technique to identify clusters of items that correlate with one another. v ten item personality measure (tipi) Table with factor analysis of trait adjective. v the big five. Order, duty, deliberation, self- discipline. Sociability, assertiveness, activity, positive emotions. Trust, nurturance, kindness, cooperation. Anxiety, depression, moodiness, vulnerability to stress. v extraversion. Higher job commitment, satisfaction v agreeableness. More gratitude, forgiveness, humor. Less anti- social and criminal behavior v neuroticism. Lower occupational performance v openness. Administration of big five in various cultures.