PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology, Trait Theory
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Ch. 4 theoretical and measurement issues in trait psychology. 3 important assumptions form the basic foundation for trait psychology. Trait psychologists are primarily interested in determining the ways in which people are different from each other. Any meaningful way in which people differ from each other may potentially be identified as a personality trait. B/c of its emphasis on the set of differences among people, trait psychology has sometimes been called differential psychology in the interest of distinguishing this field from other branches of personality psychology. Differential psychology includes the study of other forms of individual differences in addition to personality traits, such as abilities, aptitudes and intelligence. Differential psychology: due to its emphasis on the study of differences between people, trait psychology has sometimes been called differential psychology in the interest of distinguishing this subfield from other branches of personality psychology. The trait perspective historically has been concerned with accurate measurement.
