PSYA02H3 Chapter : PSYA02 Ch 14

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: John Bassili

Document Summary

Personality, a particular pattern of bhvr and thinking that prevails across time and situations and differentiates one person f/ another. Personality types, diff categories into which personality characteristics can be assigned based on factors such as dvlptal experiences or physical characteristics. Personality trait, an enduring personal characteristic that reveals itself in a particular pattern of bhvr in a variety of situations. Allport was the first psychologist to search for the basic core of personality traits and identified words that described stable personality characteristics to see how ppl think about themselves and others. > traits are neuropsychological properties that lead to bhvrl consistency over time and contexts by producing functional similarity in the way ppl interpret and experience events that guide their feelings, thought, and bhvr. > cardinal trait, characterizes a strong unifying influence on a person s bhvr (hitler s relentless exercise of oppressive power)