PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter 85: PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter 8: PSYC 1010 Chapter chapter : chapter 85 textbook notes

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: ozzy mermut

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Gosling found that dog people tend to score higher on extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness but lower on neuroticism and openness than do cat people. Defining personality: consistency and distinctiveness personality is used to explain: (1)the stability in a person"s behaviour over time and across situations (consistency) and. (2)the behavioural differences among people reacting to the same situation (distinctiveness). Personality refers to an individual"s unique constellation of consistent behavioural traits. Cattell concluded that an individual"s personality can be described completely by measuring just 16 traits. Extraversion - people who are outgoing, sociable, upbeat, friendly, assertive, vulnerable. Tend to be more impulsiveness and emotional unstable than others and gregarious. Have a positive outlook on life and are motivated to pursue social contact, intimacy, and interdependence. Neuroticism- people who are anxious, hostile, self-conscious, insecure, and. Openness to experience- associated with curiosity, flexibility, imaginativeness, Agreeableness - sympathetic, trusting, cooperative, modest, and.