PSYC35H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Trait Theory, Extraversion And Introversion, Factor Analysis
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Another broad point of view on the nature of development of personality. Study of variation in populations than differences of single individuals. Narrative level represents on level of understanding among many layers and each layer provide a new kind of understanding (in one of the readings we were assigned) People between the age of 18 and 25 change employment status, marital status, and no period of life that you change more demographically than during this age. Narrative methods represent an important level of understanding that compliments other layers that we already discussed. Trying to create a framework that would organize may of the existing personality theories. Narrative psychology would not be lost in the midst of it at the end of the day. Said people can best be understood at 3 levels. As we move through life we begin to organize our key autobiographical memories in a story.
