PSY-2012 Chapter Notes - Chapter ch 12: Thematic Apperception Test, Unconscious Mind, Barnum Effect
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Set of psychological characteristics that differentiates us from others and leads us to act consistently across situations. Involves the study of individual differences in personality traits. Trait: predisposition to respond in a certain way. Personality described by a set of traits. Central traits: 5-10 descriptive traits that describe a person. Secondary traits: less obvious characteristics that appear only under certain circumstances. Factor analysis: mathematical procedure used to analyze correlations among test responses. E(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple: aski(cid:374)g people how well a pa(cid:396)ti(cid:272)ula(cid:396) te(cid:396)(cid:373) ((cid:862)(cid:271)(cid:396)oodi(cid:374)g,(cid:863) (cid:862)f(cid:396)ie(cid:374)dl(cid:455),(cid:863) etc. ) describes them. Terms that go together probably reflect a general personality characteristic. The personality researcher cattell used thousands of terms to establish the existence of 16 main personality traits. Eysenck used a similar approach, but argued that there are really only 3 main factors. High: aggressive, egocentric, lacking empathy, insensitive, antisocial, creative. High: anxious, irritable, guilty, lacking self-esteem, moody, frequent worrying, shy. A(cid:374) i(cid:374)te(cid:396)(cid:373)ediate (cid:271)etwee(cid:374) cattell"s fi(cid:374)eg(cid:396)ai(cid:374)ed app(cid:396)oa(cid:272)h a(cid:374)d e(cid:455)se(cid:374)(cid:272)k"s ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)al o(cid:374)e.
