PSYC 2310H Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Neuroticism, Necker Cube, 16Pf Questionnaire

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310H
• Professor: Bumbacco

Document Summary

Trait theories of personality: allport, eysenick and cattell. Personality traits: consistent patterns in the way individuals behave, feel and think. There is a direct correspondence between the person"s performance on trait related actions and their possession of the corresponding trait. In other words if you score high on an extroversion scale, you are extroverted. Ex : mother teresa goodness and charity. Ex: einstein genius: central traits: much more common and known as the basic building blocks of most people"s personality terms you might use to describe your overall character. Allport believed that most people have about five to ten central traits. Ex: honest, smart, kind, outgoing, shy or timid, obnoxious: secondary dispositions: are traits that are the least conspicuous, generalized, and consistent. Such personality traits that tend to present themselves in certain situations . You might be more shy and anxious when conducting an oral presentation, even though you are typically out-going. Differentiated personality traits from temporary states and activities.