PSYC 231 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Informa, Neurology, Type I And Type Ii Errors

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 231
• Professor: Ronald R Holden

Document Summary

P e rs ona lity p s ychology: S cie ntific s tudy of wha t ma ke s us who we a re . S tudy of individua l diffe re nce s , ide ntifying the s imila ritie s a nd diffe re nce s us ing s cie ntific me thod of inve s tiga tion. Ele me nts , building blocks come toge the r to ma ke huma n pe rs ona lity. It s not re ducible in its pa rts . It is more tha n a s um of its pa rts . The building blocks of pe rs ona lity: Tra its : a person"s typica l wa y of thinking, fe e ling a nd a cting in va rious s itua tions a t diffe re nt time s .