PSYC 2600 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Personality Psychology, Normal Distribution, Psychophysiology

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2600
• Professor: Deanna C Whelan

Document Summary

We use extreme terminology in personality, all kinds of differences that we need to take into account. More people are non-remarkable than those who are remarkable. There is lots of variety and its awesome. When we"re talking about most things they fall within the normal curve. The way they spread out within the population is because of the normal curve. The field of personality is all about trying to understand all the differences between us. Personality is the set of psychological traits and mechanisms within the individual that is organized and relatively enduring and that influences his or her interactions with, and adaptations to, the environment (including the intrapsychic, physical, and social environment). Characteristics that describe ways in which people are different from each other. Traits are your normal way; state is any particular moment. Adjectives that can be used to describe characteristics of people are called trait- descriptive characteristics.