PSYC 3210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Psychological Anthropology, Personality Test, Emic And Etic
16 Feb 2018
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It refers to a consistent pattern of behavior, feelings, and thoughts that a person would usually display in relevant circumstances (e. g. outgoing) Includes out perceived roles in life, aggregate role and life experiences, narratives, values, and motives. Cross-cultural studies on personality traits: the five-factor model and five-factor theory. The basic tendencies representing the universal personality traits, however, are not culturally variable: a person high on gregariousness, which is part of extraversion (basic tendency), may be outgoing, friendly, and talkative (characteristic adaptations). This person is likely to have numerous friendships and be a member of various social clubs (behaviors) Personal strivings (direct psychological effects of domain-specific mechanisms) Filipino personality structure: seven, not five, dimensions were necessary to describe the filipino personality adequately, the two additional traits were tempermentalness and self-assurance. This is a form of control that can be used when personal control either direct or indirect is not available or inappropriate.
