PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Raymond Cattell, Factor Analysis, Neuroticism
30 Mar 2016
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Trait: an enduring quality that makes a person tend to act a certain way. Allport and odbert identified 18000 english words to represent personality traits. Factor analysis: raymond cattell: 16 factors, hans and sybil eysenck: 2 dimensions. Conscientiousness: self-discipline, careful pursuit of delayed goals. Does one"s profile of traits change over the lifespan? (stability) Can we use these traits to predict behavior (predictive value) Are these traits learned or genetic? (heritability) Personality inventory: questionnaire assessing many personality traits, by asking which behaviors and responses the person would choose, myers-briggs type indicator (mbti, minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (mmpi) Trait theory assumes that we have traits that are a function of personality, not to context. How do our memories, expectations, schemas, influence our behavior patterns. Assumed to be the center of personality. Functions: stores information about us, guides the processing of thoughts, feelings, and actions. Increased self-esteem has been observed to buffer inflammatory responses to acute stress.
