PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Rorschach Test, Iceberg, Factor Analysis
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Seeing (for example) a predatory animal or a weapon is interpreted as indication of aggressive tendencies: today, developmental psychologists think of development as lifelong, not as something fixed in childhood. They also doubt that neural networks are mature enough to sustain as much emotional trauma as freud assumed. Traits: people"s (cid:272)hara(cid:272)teristi(cid:272) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iors a(cid:374)d (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious (cid:373)oti(cid:448)es for those (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iors: exploring traits, factor analysis: unstable vs. Reciprocal determinism: the social-cognitive perspective proposed that our personalities are shaped by the interaction of our personal traits (thoughts and feelings) and our environment and our behaviors. Personality is made up of: biological influences, genetically determines temperament, brain activity, social-cultural influences, childhood experiences, cultural expectations, social support, psychological influences, learned responses, unconscious thought processes, expectations and interpretations. A trait is a stable pattern of thinking and behaving. Predictive of our well-being and our behavior in social situations.
