PSYC35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: World Trade Organization, Isabel Briggs Myers, Psychological Types
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Week 9 lecture #7: wednesday november 2, 2016. Personality type theory: aims to classify people into distinct categories, types refers to categories that are distinct and discontinuous (e. g. , you are one or the other) Different from a personality trait approach, which takes a continuous approach. Trait isn"t as clear cut as yes/no always an introvert or extrovert, can"t be both. Part of our autonomy, whether we have it or we don"t have it. Offers information about individual differences in the configuration of personality traits. By grouping individuals with similar values on several personality traits together into one personality type. Aims: to identify a preferably parsimonious number of personality types that allow for broad categorizations of individuals. Typological models of personality: ancient greek philosophers (such as hippocrates 400 bc and galen, 140/150 ad) classified. Humours = biles: each type was believed to be due to an excess of one of four bodily fluids, corresponding to their (personality) character.
