PSYA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12.1: Factor Analysis, Nomothetic, Hexaco Model Of Personality Structure
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Personality is a characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that is unique to each individual, and remains relatively consistent over time and situations. Personality trait des(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)es a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s ha(cid:271)itual patte(cid:396)(cid:374)s of thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, feeli(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eha(cid:448)i(cid:374)g; ho(cid:449) that pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) is (cid:862)(cid:373)ost of the ti(cid:373)e(cid:863) Factor analysis is used to group items that people respond to similarly: e(cid:454). The te(cid:396)(cid:373) (cid:862)f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)dl(cid:455)(cid:863), (cid:862)(cid:449)a(cid:396)(cid:373)(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)ki(cid:374)d(cid:863) ha(cid:448)e si(cid:373)ila(cid:396) (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)gs, a(cid:374)d (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e g(cid:396)ouped in a cluster referred to as a factor. Five factor model was created by mccrae and costa (1987) and is a trait-based theory of personality based on the finding that personality can be described using five major dimensions. Authoritarians were theorized to be rigid and dogmatic in their thinking, to separate their social world into strict categories of us vs them. Hexaco model of personality is a six-factor theory that generally replicates the factors of five.
