PSYC 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nomothetic, Gordon Allport, Circular Reasoning
28 Feb 2017
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Theoretical range: -27 (all feminine) to +27 (all masculine) Most positive from days 1-5 of the menstrual cycle because of the low hormones. Determination of relationships between traits and other traits, behavior. Ie. speaking patterns of males vs. females. Ancient greeks- hippocrates, aristotle dealt with functional levels of bodily fluids. An excess amount of a certain liquid determines your personality. Sanguine: easy to get along with (blood) Choleric: difficult to get along with (yellow bile) Personality theory came from these types of theories. Endomorphs (large, excessive person) tend to be somatotonic (outgoing, likeable, dependable) Mesomorph (long, lean) tend to be viscerotonic (confident, socially aggressive) Ectomorph (smaller frame) tend to be cerebrotonic (inhibited, withdrawn, introverted) Maybe it is the mothering behaviour as they are smaller so they protect them more: homogeneity within categories ie. they are all the same, heterogeneity across categories. Can"t see shyness, neuroticism, and can"t make a diagnosis of a mental illness from fmri"s.
