PSYC 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Extraversion And Introversion, Personality Psychology, Psych

• School: Emory University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 330
• Professor: Jessica Barber

Document Summary

Overview: defining personality, levels of analysis, grand theories v contemporary research, 6 domains of knowledge, role of theory. Identity, somewhat intrinsic to us: what do we broadcast outwards, organized, linked coherently, ex. How the most importance traits are selected: our personalities are organized in the sense that they contain decision rules that govern which needs are activated, depending on the circumstances. (hunger vs. intimacy. If your starving, your need for food takes precedence: enduring, to what extent, relatively, you may not be the same person in every environment, and not over time either. There is an awful lot of developing and changing. Interactions: p, s, e, m, perception- what do you see when you walk into a situation. Is the final exam a painful thing to get through, or is it an opportunity to show what you know: selection- how you approach the situation/ what do you do with your spare time.