PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Walter Mischel, Unconditional Love, Twin

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Jennifer Steeves

Document Summary

Distinctiveness- central to the concept of personality: personality explain why people don"t act the same= varied reaction due to distinctive set of personality traits, although some traits in people might be the same. Personality explains: stability in a person"s behaviour over time and across situations (consistency, behavioural differences among people reacting to the same situation (distinctiveness) Personality: refers to an individual"s unique constellation of consistent behavioural traits. Personality trait: is a durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations. Raymond cattell statistical procedure of factor analysis shortened gordon allport"s list to 16 dimensions of personality. Factor analysis: correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables. Robert mccrae and paul costa- personality traits derived from big five : extraversion: (positivity emotionality), tend to be happier-outgoing, sociable, upbeat=extraverts. Positive outlook, motivated: correlated with dating variety of people, neuroticism: overreact in response to stress, anxious, hostile, self-conscious, emotional instability and impulsiveness.