PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Personality Psychology, Pangs, Human Nature
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Trait-descriptive adjectives: adjectives that can be used to describe characteristics of people: different adjectives describe different aspects of personality ex. People"s i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e o(cid:374) othe(cid:396)s, o(cid:374)e"s inner qualities of mind. Personality: the set of psychological traits and mechanisms within the individual that are organized and relatively enduring and that influence his or her interactions with, and adaptations to, the intrapsychic physical and social environments. Psychological traits: characteristics that describe ways in which people are different from each other: ex. A person who is described as shy indicates how they are different from others who are more outgoing: traits can also describe the similarities between people. Average tendencies: tendency to display a certain psychological trait with regularity: ex. A high-talkative person starts more conversations than a low-talkative person. Four questions for research on personality traits: 1. Involves the relationship between various traits: 3. Also questions how traits develop over time what factors influence this development.
