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| In Search of the Big Five |
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Elaborate taxonomies of personality traits- used to examine the stability and structure of personality.
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Quickly discovered the traits of extraversion (E), neuroticism (N), and openness to experience (O).
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Later added agreeableness (A) and conscientiousness (C).
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- Costa and McCrae did not fully develop the A and C scales until the revised NEO-PI personality inventory appeared in 1992
- Cross cultural
- Permanent w/ age
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| Big Five (bipolar & on continuum) |
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| Core Components of Five Factor Theory |
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Basic tendenciesare the universal raw material of personality. (Artistic talent, homosexuality, etc.; enduring)
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Characteristic adaptationsare acquired personality structures that develop as people adapt to their environment. (acquired skills, habits, and attitudes; fluctuate)
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Self-conceptrefers to knowledge and attitudes about oneself.
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| Peripheral Components of Five Factor Theory |
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| Basic Tendencies Postulates |
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›The two most important core postulates are basic tendencies and characteristic adaptations.
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Basic tendencies have four postulates
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›Individuality-everyone is unique
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›Origin- biological
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›Development- change over the lifetime
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›Structure – arranged in hierarchy
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| Character Adaptations Postulates |
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People adapt to their environments- can change depending on environment
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Maladjustment- our responses aren’t always consisted with our personal goals
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Change over time- could be due to environment, biology, deliberate intervention etc.
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