PSYC 100 Chapter Notes -Thematic Apperception Test, Rorschach Test, Self-Actualization

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

Document Summary

A pattern of behaviour and thinking that prevails across time and situations and differentiates one person from another. Consistent pattern of thoughts, feelings, behaviours that characterize each person as a unique individual: minor changes in behaviour shouldn"t affect personality. Social psychology: focuses on peoples thoughts, feelings, and behaviours change across different situations. 4 different personality perspectives: trait, psychodynamic, humanistic, social cognition. Traditional classic approach to psychological study of personality: factor analysis. Reveals factors or basic dimensions that underlie a survey data set. Essentially, this technique examines all of the correlations between all of the questionnaire items and determines if any of them group together (are highly correlated with one another) Examine to see if a common theme exists. Sixteen factors: basic traits that could be used to describe all personality types. The big five (five factor model: five general independent personality dimensions that best capture all personality types. Pay attention to threats and unpleasant experiences.