Trait Perspective

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Trait Perspective Unit 1 - Personality

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Trait Perspective. Unit 1 - Personality. Describing rather than explaining Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Traits. Factor analysis Eysenck and Eysenck Extroversion versus introversion Emotional stability versus instability Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. Exploring Traits. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Trait PerspectiveUnit 1 - Personality

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Traits• Describing rather than explaining• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

(MBTI)

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Exploring Traits• Factor analysis

• Eysenck and Eysenck• Extroversion versus introversion• Emotional stability versus instability• Eysenck Personality Questionnaire

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Exploring TraitsFactor Analysis

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Exploring TraitsFactor Analysis

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Exploring TraitsFactor Analysis

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Exploring TraitsFactor Analysis

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Exploring TraitsFactor Analysis

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Exploring TraitsFactor Analysis

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Exploring TraitsFactor Analysis

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Exploring TraitsBiology and Personality

• Brain scans• Brain arousal

• Genetics• Autonomic nervous system reactivity

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Assessing Traits

• Personality inventory• Minnesota Multiphasic

Personality Inventory (MMPI)• Empirically derived test• Objective test• Lie scale

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The Big Five Factors

• The Big Five• Conscientiousness• Agreeableness• Neuroticism

• Emotional stability vs instability• Openness• Extraversion

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The Big Five Factors

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The Big Five Factors

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The Big Five Factors

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The Big Five Factors

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The Big Five Factors

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The Big Five Factors

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The Big Five Factors

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The Big Five Factors

• Questions on The Big Five• How stable are the traits?• How heritable are the traits?• Do the traits predict other

personal attributes?

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Evaluating the Trait PerspectiveThe Person-Situation Controversy

• Person-situation controversy• Are traits

consistent?• Can traits

predict behavior?