PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Freudian Slip, Gordon Allport, Erogenous Zone
3 Jul 2017
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Trait theory: people can be described in terms of a set of underlying personality traits (a stable characteristic, habit or behavioural tendency) Gordon allport: allport used the dictionary to identify more than 4500 personality traits, from these he came up with common traits and individual traits, common traits characterize most people in a given culture. Individual traits distinguish use from one another. Trait (person) vs. situation: a person"s personality is a result of the interaction between his/her traits and the effects of particular situations. Stability vs. change: personality is more likely to change when you are in childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood, relatively stable, especially after age 30. Personality development: genetic influences on traits: recent studies have indicates that about 40% to 50% of our traits are genetically inherited (heritability) Freud"s psychoanalytic theory: early childhood experience, repressed thoughts, conflicts between unconscious and conscious forces.
