PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: 16Pf Questionnaire, Raymond Cattell, B. F. Skinner

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ingrid Johnsrude

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Personality test: a good personality test must be, standardized (same for everyone, valid (measures what it"s supposed to be measuring, reliable (consistent across time, different types depending on field of interest. Provides a series of statements that a person agrees or disagrees with on a 5-point scale. The big 5: openness to experience conscientiousness extraversion agreeableness neuroticism best trait model and dominant approach used today to measure personality called the neo personality inventory participants are asked to report that they strongly agree strongly disagree. Personality change: research suggests personality is quite stable throughout adulthood and may actually become increasingly stable (up to 50 years old) If the stages are completed successfully, the result is a healthy personality. Categorizing defences: vailliant divided the defence mechanisms into 3 categories according to the degree to which they promote either ineffective or effective behaviour. Immature defences: distort reality the most and lead to the most ineffective behaviour (i. e. projection, regression, displacement)