PSYC 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Differential Psychology, Trait Theory, Mnemonic
9 Feb 2020
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Mcadams and walden article (see your homework assignment response for much more detail) Block"s 5 arguments against the big five: atheoretical, missing important traits, over-reliance on factor analysis, trait measurement (higher isn"t always better, cumulative scoring, superseded by 2-factor model (block wants it to be 2 factor model, but mcadams and. Walden don"t think a 2-factor approach would capture degrees of human experience/ behavior) Mcadams and walden argue in a nutshell: the big 5 is fine for traits, but there is more to personality than traits alone, the big 5 shouldn"t be seen as a comprehensive model for the entire field. Theoretical issues: three common assumptions (things to keep in mind, meaningful individual differences exist , why are stats so important to researchers, allow us to bring objectivity in what could be a squishy area. A young man may want to achieve good grades at school, but not care if he exceeds at sports)
