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Personality I. First Hour: What is the nature of personality and how can it be assessed?. Personality typologies From “Types” to “Traits” Assessing individual differences Personality tests. Unstructured (projective) Structured (objective). Personality:. “…the unique pattern...
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Personality I First Hour: What is the nature of personality and how can it be assessed? Personality typologies From “Types” to “Traits” Assessing individual differences Personality tests • Unstructured (projective) • Structured (objective)
Personality: “…the unique pattern... ...of enduring psychological characteristics... …by which individuals can be compared…” Temperament: “…characteristic level of reactivity and energy.”
Reactive interactions Evocative interactions Proactive interactions Why doesn’t the same environment produce the same personality?
5 1 10 “extroverted” “introverted” “introverted” “extroverted” Categorical (Type) approach: “introverted” “extroverted” Dimensional (Trait) approach: Distributional approach:
Blood.Sanguine temperament: cheerful and active Phlegm.Phlegmatic temperament: apathetic and sluggish Black bile.Melancholy temperament: sad and brooding Yellow bile.Choleric temperament: irritable and excitable Hippocrates’ type theory (5th cent. BC)
A B C Endomorphic Mesomorphic Ectomorphic William Sheldon’s somatotypes relating physique to temperament:
Endomorphic type(fat, soft, round): -love of relaxation and comfort Mesomorphic type (muscular, angular): -assertive, physically active Ectomorphic type (thin, long, fragile): -private, self aware, restrained
From “Types” to “Traits” Traits vs. States Unstructured vs., Structured tests • Unstructured (Projective) Tests: Rorschach’s inkblots Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)