PSY 110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gordon Allport, Peer Pressure, Factor Analysis

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 110
• Professor: Luly Casares

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October 18, 2012: trait= distinguishing personal characteristic or quality what you use to describe someone ex. ) therefore, it is broader in scope than habits attitudes= either positive or negative lead to you to accept/reject involves an evaluation. Rorschach, word association, tat (thematic apperception), human figure drawing. Ex. one of the big 5 is agreeableness show in laughter. Ex. another one of the 5 is extroversion shown in smiles, laughter, other factors of enjoyment or amusement. James, serena williams: ectomorph tendency to be skinny, thin delicate, linear, frail odies typically have large heads compared to rest of body (ex. Howard stern: possible to be a total representation of 1, most, however, have a combination. In 1970"s liked idea of temperament identified 3 which they felt were the basic building blocks of personality: emotional, activity, sociability. Extroverts have a lower base level of cortical arousal than introverts therefore, they seek out activity, stimulation from environment.