PSYC 2130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Trait Theory, Projective Test, Electrodermal Activity
10 Dec 2015
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Clues to personality: the basic sources of data. Since personality is complicated, it is manifested by all of the characteristic ways in which the individual thinks, feels and behaves the psychological triad. When you try to learn of measure personality, you cannot rely on just one kind of information, you need many kinds. Funder"s first law great strengths are usually great weaknesses, and surprisingly often the opposite is true as well. Funder"s second law there are no perfect indicators of personality; there are only clues, and clues are always ambiguous. Observable aspects of personality are best characterized as clues. Always ambiguous because personality is hidden inside each individual. Implications about personality must be based on indications that can be observed. Psychologists task is to piece these clues together and form a clear and useful portrait of the individual"s personality. A psychologist trying to understand an individuals personality: clues may be abound, but the trick is to interpret them correctly.
