PSC 162 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Extraversion And Introversion, Agreeableness
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Traits are useful not just for predicting behavior, but also for increasing our understanding of the reasons for behavior. Zeros in on 1 particular trait & its consequences for behavior. This approach is used to study self - monitoring & narcissism, among many others. Looks at relationship between a particular behavior & as many different traits as possible. 1 test used in this approach is the california q - set. Assesses 100 different personality characteristics at once. Used to explore the bases of word use, depression, & political ideology, among other topics. Attempts to identify the few traits, out of the thousands of possibilities, that are truly central to understanding all of the others. Big five - most widely accepted essential - trait list. Tries to capture the ways people might differ in kind, not just in degree. Well adjusted, maladjusted overcontrolled, & maladjusted undercontrolled.
