PSYC 2600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Orthogonality, Timothy Leary, Factor Analysis

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2600
• Professor: Lorena Ruci

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Cons: does not accurately specify how much context should be included in the description of a trait- relevant act. It is not applicable to covert acts that cannot be directly observed (ex: how would we know someone is courageous unless they are faced with a dangerous situation) 3 approaches to identifying important traits: lexical approach, all traits listed and defined in the dictionary form the basis of describing differences among people (aka the starting point is the natural language) Cads are promiscuous: pros: having a powerful theory saves researchers from aimlessly wandering, cons: theories may contain gaps or biases. E(cid:455)se(cid:374)(cid:272)k"s biologi(cid:272)al u(cid:374)derpi(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)gs: 2 aspects, heritability= must be reasonably high heritability (all 3 in pen are genetically proven to be) Identifiable physiological substrate= one must be able to identify properties in the brain and. Cns that are part of the causal chain that produces the personality traits higher or lower levels or cortical arousal which leads to over or under stimulation.