PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Social Forces, Twin, Conspicuous Consumption

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Jennifer Steeves

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Individual differences: grand theories gave way to a focus on narrower and specific aspects of personality traits. Problem they don"t help us make predictions: personality an individual"s unique constellation of consistent behavioural traits, studying personality can help us predict e. g. who will fit what sort of job. Nature of personality: personality trait - a durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situation. Raymond b. cattell and factor analysis: factor analysis correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables. Looking for an underlying factors which may explain the correlation (a hidden factor) Not a theory just information from the analysis: the big five most aspects of personality are derived from five crucial traits. Conscientiousness (constraint) the tendency to be reliable and ethical. Neuroticism (negative emotionality) the ability to handle stress. Openness to experience the capacity to be an innovative problem solver.