PSYC 231 Study Guide - Dream Interpretation, Psychoticism, Determinism
5 Sep 2013
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Chapter 8: raymond cattell, hans eysenck, and other trait theorists. Goal was to predict how a person will behave in response to a given stimulus situation. Aim to study personality, not treat it. Factor analysis: based on correlations between several measures, which may be explained in terms of underlying factors. Common trait: expressed by everyone to some degree. Ability traits: how efficiently we will be able to work toward a goal. Temperament traits: the general style and emotional tone of our behaviour. Surface traits: personality characteristics that correlate with one another but do not constitute a factor because they are not determined by a single source. Source traits: unitary personality factors that are much more stable and permanent. Constitutional traits: originate in biological conditions but are not necessarily innate. Environmental-mold traits: derive from influences in our social and physical environments. 16 source traits that are the basic factors of personality sixteen personality factor (16 pf)
