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EAS Temperament Model
What is the "E"? |
Emotionality - intensity, how easily does it feel emotion
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EAS Temperament Model
What is the "A"? |
Activity - general level of energy
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EAS Temperament Model
What is the "S"? |
Sociability - tendency to like interacting with others
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What percentage of Toddlers are inhibited?
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10% Inhibited
25% Uninhibited Everyone else is somewhere inbetween Rarely is any child one or the other |
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In school, how do inhibited kids do compared to UNinhibited kids?
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Inhibited kids do more poorly
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Why do inhibited kids do more poorly than uninhibited kids?
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The teachers treat inhibited kids differently
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Will inhibition characteristics change?
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No. This is a stable characteristic throughout life.
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What are the 3 supertraits?
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extraversion
neuroticism psychoticism (uncaring, compulsive, THIS IS A DISORDER) |
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What are supertraits?
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These are the major categories of personality traits according to Eysenck, he believe they had many sub-categories, called traits
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Who researched differences between introversion and extroversion?
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Hans Eysenck
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Extra vs Introversion - who is affected more by loud music?
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Introversion. they are bothered by loud music more easily
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Extra vs Introversion - who does caffeine affect more quickly?
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Introverts are affected more quickly by caffeine and nicotine
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Define 'Universal Traits'
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Traits they are weeded out over many generations. They have a reproductive advantage, with natural selection.
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What is a genotype?
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genetic makeup of the parents (Bb, bb)
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What is a phenotype?
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manifestation of the genes (brown eyes, blue eyes)
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inheritability of intro vs extroversion?
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Less of a chance of inheriting introversion, simply because of natural selection - introverts don't fuck as much
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Is temperament inherited?
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Temperament is _largely_ inherited
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What is temperament?
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General behavioral disposition
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Big 5 at work
#1 ? |
Conscientiousness
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Big 5 at Work
Tied for #2 - 3 of them? |
AEO
Agreeableness Extraversion Openness |
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Type A vs Type B
high or low predictability? |
Type A or B is HIGHLY predictive to behaviors
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Toxic component of Type A?
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Easily Angered
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Big 5 in Drug Rehab?
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Decreased "N"
Increased “A” & “C” |
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Profile research
Bullies? |
Bullies:
High N, Psychoticism conflict w/ family |
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Profile research
Whipping Boys? |
Whipping Boys:
High N low self esteem social skills |
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Profile research
Alcoholics? |
High “N”
sensation seeking impulsivity, Low A & C |
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Profile research
Smokers? |
High N
Sensation seeking |
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Profile research
Serial Killers? (hint: childhood history) |
Childhood History
Torturing small animals Starting fires Bedwetting |
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Psychogenic needs
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Power (dominance)
Affiliation (social) Achievement (recognition) Autonomy (versatility) Understanding (learning) |
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Personology
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tried to classify people by looking at their needs
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"Letters from Jenny"
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Allport examined more than 300 letters written over many years, determined 8 central traits.
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Functional autonomy
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parents have autonomy over you and use coercive power
you may continue the trait once you leave the nest, for other reasons |
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DEF: Common traits?
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common - traits common to everyone
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DEF: Central traits?
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central - he thought 5-10 traits would have higher scores for each person
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DEF: Cardinal traits?
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cardinal - 1 single trait that dominates a person
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Nomothetic Approach?
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nomothetic - testing all dimension of a trait, show differences in score
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Idiographic Approach?
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idiographic - determine central trait in one individual, no comparison
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Raymond Cattell - personality?
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Sailor Man
England, by the sea Survived both WWs, Great Depression |
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Walter Mishel - personality?
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Weak Correlates .3-.4 (between personality & behavior)
Need to look at other variables, such as environment |
