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PSY101 - Quizlet 15

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AbrahamFeinberg  on October 20, 2011

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Personality 1

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Psychology 101 - Fall 2011

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PSY101 - Quizlet 15

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A habitual pattern of thought or behavior (e.g., shy) is called a personality ____.
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trait A habitual pattern of thought or behavior (e.g., shy) is called a personality ____.
personality The unique set of traits that make up a person's overall habitual pattern of thought and behavior.
personality ____ is generally stable over time and across different situations
explain Trait theories of personality identify and describe personality, but they do not ____ it.
predict Trait theories are useful partly because, if you know what personality traits a person has, this can help you ____ their behavior.
Five-Factor The ____ model proposes that an individual's personality traits cluster into five more basic (or core) traits, such as neuroticism and extraversion.
negative An individual who is high in the Five-Factor trait of neuroticism tends to experience ____ emotional states, even when there is no clear reason for them.
emotional stability An individual who is low in the Five-Factor trait of neuroticism tends to experience ____ ____.
extraverted Someone who is very ____ tends to be social, outgoing, and seeks stimulation externally.
introverted Someone who is very ____ tends to be introspective, quiet, less social, and is more satisfied with seeking stimulation internally.
projective test A ____ ____is a test in which the subject is presented with ambiguous stimuli and asked to interpret them, with the nature of their interpretations (supposedly) indicating something about their personality.
Rorschach Inkblot The main example of a projective test that we considered in class was the ____ ____ test.
False True or false: The Rorschach is a well-validated test and an indisputably good way to measure a person's personality.
Myers-Briggs The ____ test is a self-report test that indicates what "personality type" you are using a four-letter code (e.g., ENFP, INTJ, etc.)
True True or False: One common use of the Myers-Briggs is to help predict what career a person might be satisfied in.
MMPI-2 The ____ is a very long test that can yield information about personality, as well as diagnose potential mental illness, and is very difficult to fake (plus, attempts to fake the test can often be detected).