PSYC 2400 Chapter 7: ch 7 using personalities to understand behaviors
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Research methods used to connect traits with behavior. Trait approach is focus on individual differences; grouping people together on shared and common traits. Examine correlations between one trait and many behaviors o. Authoritarianism turn one"s will over to an external authority to avoid having to make personal choices followed without question enjoy giving orders, which they expect to be parenting style. Behaviors with higher power power extremely deferential, respectful to people rude and disrespctful to people with lower. Don"t respond well to challenges about their seemingly inconsistent behavior and values. Some recent findings uncooperative and inflexible fewer positive emotions support strong political candidates o. Used to select employees (predictive validity for supervisor rating for job performace = . 41) performance. A person who does this is high on trait x and y, and o many traits low on traits a and b.