PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, Extraversion And Introversion
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Lecture 7 review class: each person is a unique variation of the common heritage. Genetics, culture implications, environment settings: we are not just a unique" take in a complex design. All theories of personality are: trait theories sketch an outline of personality. Distinguishes how one thinks from another person and traits provide a white range of possible outcome of who we are. However, just psychology of a stranger: characteristic adaptation: how we adapt to varying stages of life and changing circumstances. This does not fully understand a person: integrative life story: memories, meaning of our life and events in life. Synthetize memories into a coherent narrative that explains who we are and how we came about today. Components of scientific theories we all have amateur theories of personality, but scientific theories formalize theories through experimentation or research. Theories must have: explicitly defined constructs constructs explain what goes around in the world.
