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| Assumptions of Trait Approach |
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-Traits are stable over time
-Traits Are Stable Across Situations
-People have different degrees of particular personality traits |
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-Studied Adjectives
-Developed Early Trait Theories Based Around Central and Secondary Traits. |
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-Used Factor Analysis
-Determined that 16 traits make up the basic dimensions of personality. |
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| List the Elements of The Big Five Model of Personality |
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Openess to Experience
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism |
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| ___ ____ proposed a biological trait theory based on inherited differences in the nervous system. |
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| The Hans Eysenck Biological Trait Theory Is Composed of What Two Dimensions? |
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-Introversion/Extraversion
-Emotional Stability |
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| List the four categories of Hans Eysenck's Biological Trait Theory |
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-Melancholic
-Choleric
-Phlegmatic
-Sanguine |
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| Describe Melancholic Personality |
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| Emotional and Introverted |
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| Describe Phlegmatic Personality |
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| Describe Sanguine Personality |
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| Describe Choleric Personality |
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| Emotional and Extraverted |
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Behavioral Approach System
Measures Sensitivity to Rewards |
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Flight or Freeze System
Sensitivity to Potential Punishments |
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| BAS and FFS are elements of _____ ____ theory. |
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| Reinforcement Sensitivity |
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| List flaws of Trait Approach |
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-There Should Be A dimension for honesty/humility
-May not hold across all cultures
-Fails to Capture How Traits Combine To Form a Complex Personality |
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