PSY230H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gordon Allport, Hexaco Model Of Personality Structure, Factor Analysis
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Psychoticism (p): subsumes traits antisocial, impulsive, aggressive, creative, etc. Extraversion (e): reflects reactivity of central nervous system; subsumes traits like sociable, active, lively, dominant, etc. Neuroticism (n): reflects lability of central nervous system; subsumes traits like anxious, irritable, tense, moody, Worked closely with the inventor of factor analysis to uncover the basic units of personality ubjected item sets generated by the lexical approach to factor analyses & found 16 factors. Also believed it was important to collect many different types of data. Assumes that there are different types of traits emperamental traits, character traits, material traits, attitude traits, mental traits, physical traits, & interpersonal traits. Leary & wiggins began with lexical approach but focused on what people do to and with each other, interpersonal traits ased on 2 fundamental resources of social exchanges, love & status. Therefore, interpersonal traits have clear-cut social (status) & emotional (love) consequences.
