PSYC 2600 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Extraversion And Introversion, Agreeableness, Electrodermal Activity

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2600
• Professor: Lorena Ruci

Document Summary

This domain looks at the behavioural genetics of personality (e. g. twin studies, selective breeding): the intrapsychic domain deals with mental mechanisms of personality such as the conscious and subconscious. This domain involves classic and modern versions of freud"s theory of psychoanalysis, including work on defense mechanisms: the cognitive-experiential domain looks at the cognitions of conscious thoughts, feelings, beliefs and desires about oneself and others. It deals with how we perceive, interpret and experience the world: the social and cultural domain is based on the assumption that personality affects, and is affected by, cultural and social context. It covers topics like stress, type a personality and personality disorders. It involves the person providing information about him/herself, such as through a survey or interview. It involves information being provided by someone else about another person. The pros to naturalistic observation is that it is realistic context and the cons are that it is not able to control events witnessed.