Warwick-PS201 Personality and Intelligence Definitions
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Psy-Graham on May 16, 2011
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Definitions from the PS201 Introduction lecture
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PS201, Psychology second year flashcards
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Funder | Personality refers to an individual's characteristic patterns of thought, emotions and behaviour. |
| Cattell | Personality is that which permits a prediction of what a person will do in a given situation |
| Murray | Personality is the organizing or govering agent of the individual. Its functions are to integrate the conflicts andconstraints to which the individual is exposed, to satisfy the individual's needs, and to make plans for the attainment of future goals |
| Allport | Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environment |
| Terman | The ability to carry out abstract thinking |
| Dearborn | The capacity to learn or to profit by experience |
| Pentler | Ability to adapt oneself adequately to relatively new sitautions in life |
| Boring | Intelligence is what is measured by intelligence tests |
| Wechsler | A global concept that involves an individual's ability to act purposefully, think rationally, and deal effectively with the environment |
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