PS101 Lecture Notes - Defecation, Reality Principle, Raymond Cattell
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Ps101 lecture - personality: theory, research, and assessment nov. 4th 2011: The concept of personality is used to explain the stability in a person"s behaviour over time and across situations (consistency) and the behavioural differences among people reacting to the same situation (distinctiveness) Personality refers to an individual"s unique constellation of consistent behavioural traits. A personality trait is a durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations - adjectives like honest, moody, impulsive, and excitable describe dispositions that represent personality traits. He also developed a test called the 16 pf to measure where a person falls along these 16 personality dimensions. Five-factor model - mccrae and costa: extraversion high extraversion: outgoing sociable, upbeat, friendly, assertive, and gregarious sometimes referred to as positive emotionality. Neuroticism high neuroticism: anxious, self-conscious, hostile, insecure, vulnerable sometimes referred to as negative emotionality. Openness to experience associated with curiosity, flexibility, vivid fantasy, imaginativeness, artistic sensitivity, unconventional attitudes.
