PSY 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Rorschach Test, Thematic Apperception Test, Barnum Effect
12 Sep 2017
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Idiographic approach approach to personality that focuses on identifying the unique configuration of characteristics and life history experiences within a person. Investigating the causes of personality: studies showed that the personality of twins reared together (who grew up together), were influenced by non- shared fa(cid:272)tors as there (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t a perfe(cid:272)t (cid:894)(cid:1005). (cid:1004)(cid:895) (cid:272)orrelatio(cid:374) Identical twins who were reared apart were more similar than fraternal twins reared apart (suggesting that genetic influence on personality plays a role) Psychoanalytical theory of personality: this theory rests on 3 core assumptions, psychic determinism, symbolic meaning, unconscious motivation. Symbolic meaning: no action is meaningless, all are attributable to preceding mental causes even if we (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t always figure out what they are. Unconscious motivation: we rarely understand why we do what we do, although we quite readily cook up explanations for our actions after the fact.
