FRHD 2060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Extraversion And Introversion, Neuroticism, Conscientiousness
5 Apr 2018
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What is personality: related to character, shaped by experiences, stable traits, but can depend on the situation, hard to define, and therefore hard to measure accurately. Levels of analysis: dispositional traits (quantitative) Block: why use these everyday terms to describe people: because they are everyday people . Mcadams: the 5 traits say nothing about human nature. Alternative: costa and mccrae gzts (temperament survey) Found overall stability in personality: despite individual differences. Exception: older adults become more suspicious and sensitive. Personality adjustment: developmental changes occur due to adaptiveness and functionality. Personality growth: reaching ideal personalities towards the end (wisdom, integrity) Not going to be tested into detail. Initially showed support for consistent personality, but has been challenged with statistical analysis (?) Personality traits tend to be stable for most people. But change is unique to the individual: qualitative. Cannot use a test, need to be evaluated via interviews.
