PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Trait Theory, 16Pf Questionnaire, Nomothetic
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High talkative compatible with strangers more than from low to high + normal curve low talkativeness everyone: traits are hypothetical concepts not seen but described, eg. Mario is sociable, look at how he gets along with: some psychologists see traits as internal, causal properties and view a trait as a capacity that is present even when the trait is not being directly expressed, eg. Mario is getting along with everyone; he"s sociable. Two approaches to the study of personality traits. Idiographic approach the goal is to understand the personality of a single individual with all of his/her quirks or idiosyncrasies and characteristics that make them unique: best objective description of traits. + habits over time and situations = trait + traits in people = personality type (syndrome/superfactor/observed-constellation-of-traits) What do we know about personality from the. Eg. asking people to describe their traits helps understand a person and what"s important to them. The idiographic approach applied: the case of jenny.
