PSYC 2130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Extraversion And Introversion, Capital Formation, Individualism
21 Nov 2016
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Words that describe how people differ neuroticism, ego control, self monitoring, parmia, Psychologists who follow the trait approach begin with common sense and ordinary words. Their work seeks to base the scientific measurement of individual differences on familiar premsia, alexithymia (created by psychologists) concepts such as sociability, reliability, dominance, nervousness and cheerfulness. Personality psychology and everyday human observation not so different in some ways: both seek to characterize people using similar kinds of terms, and it is even possible to compare one approach to the other. 2 points when considering the trait approach to personality psychology: this approach is based on empirical research that mostly uses correlational designs. A great deal of effort goes into the construction of methods for accurately measuring how people differ. An ultimate criterion for any measurement of personality is whether it can be used to predict behaviour.
