PSY 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Factor Analysis, Psychological Testing, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 110
• Professor: All

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Carver sample study questions for test 3 3. Summary label for some aspect of a person"s behavior, thoughts, and feelings. Bipolar- 0 in the middle, 2 ends with opposite qualities. Unipolar- from 0 to a lot of some quality. They collect many descriptors of personality, collect ratings of individuals on those descriptors, then factor analysis to distill the underlying similarities. Used as personality inventories to asses to look at disorders. Important, but little is said about their origins until the trait view became joined to the biological view. Good- trait concept is intuitive, natural link to personality assessment, and can be covered in 5 traits. Bad classifies people without understanding why and traits have historically not predicted specific behaviors well. Personality is the major determinant of some circumstances but not others. Context allows personality to come out and shaping behavior.