PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Heritability, Observational Learning, Determinism

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: John Bassili

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Personality traits; a set of personal characteristics that determine the different ways we act and react in a variety of situations. Personality types and traits: personality types; different categories into which personality characteristics can be assigned based on factors such as developmental experiences or physical characteristics. Idea is rejected that people can be assigned to discrete categories; generally conceive of individual differences in personality as differences in degree, not king. Prefer to measure the degree to which an individual expresses a particular personality trait: personality trait; an enduring personal characteristic that reveals itself in a particular pattern of behaviour in a variety of situations. Personality traits are not simply patterns of behaviour; they are factors that underlie these patterns and are responsible for them: once our personality traits are developed, they reside in our brains. Allport"s search for traits: allport; first psychologist to search systematically for a basic core of personality traits www. notesolution. com.