PSYC 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Reticular Formation, Twin, Aids

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1000
• Professor: paulabarata

Document Summary

Characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and behaving (that is unique to each individual), and remains relatively consistent over time and situation. Trait: a relatively stable, enduring predisposition to consistently behave in a certain way. Trait theory: theory of personality; focuses on identifying, describing, measuring individual differences in behavioural predispositions. Focuses on identifying the key dimensions of personality. Modern trait theories uses factor analysis to find correlations among behaviours: reflect basic dimensions or traits, each dimension (or trait) reflects a continuum of behaviour. Eysenck"s extraversion stability model: introversion- extraversion, stability- instability (use to be stability- neuroticism, refers to emotional stability, these two traits were thought to be independent of each other and produce various combinations of traits, eysenck"s personality wheel. Third trait added later: psychoticism- self- control, creative, nonconforming, social deviant. Big five, universal, ocean: openness, high in openness- open to new things, dreamers and creatives. Views that are unconventional: low in openness- defenders of the system, more conventional.