PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anxiety Disorder, Barnum Effect, Personnel Selection

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Stephen Lewis

Document Summary

Variability in traits: stability over time. Traits are consistent over time but manifestations of the trait my vary. Ex. a child who is extroverted initiates play, a teenager goes to parties, an adult seeks out a job that may fit that trait. Rank order: with a change in a given trait a relative difference remains between individuals. This trait decreases over time, but lower scores in impulsivity, decrease as well. The difference between the rank orders will remain the same: consistency over situations. Therefore this carries over into different aspects and situations in their life. Average of how someone is over time. The situation plays a role in how we behave. Ex. someone who is talkative won t be talkative at a funeral, but across situations they will be more talkative than someone who is less talkative. Ex. loss of a loved one-most people act sad, regardless of personality traits. Situational specificity: a very specific reaction to specific situations.