PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Hans Eysenck, Psychoticism, Nomothetic
12 Oct 2016
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May act differently in situations, but there are consistencies in your actions concept of traits. Temporary states (emotions, attitudes, physical attributes) are not personality traits. Traits are measured over a continuum (a continuous stretch, from high to low) Hypothetical concept because they exist even though we can"t see them. 2 main ways to study traits: nomothetic and idiographic. Two approaches to the study of personality traits. In the idiographic approach, the goal is to understand the personality of a single individual. Seek to answer what unique combination of traits best describes this person? . Can use the experience sampling method which involves completing surveys throughout the day either at random intervals, scheduled times, or in response to particular events. In the nomothetic approach, the goal is to discover universals concepts that can apply to everyone by identifying traits that can describe all people or that can be applied to any person.
