Personality What Makes you “YOU”?
Central Concepts of Personality Consistency Individuals’ tendency to think, feel, behave in a particular way across situations Distinctiveness Refers to consistent differences in individuals’ thoughts, feelings, behavior
Temperament to Personality? Negative Positive Inhibited Uninhibited TIME ? ?
Personality Refers to an individuals’ unique constellation of consistent traits Personality Traits Durable disposition to think, feel, behave in a particular way across situations
Factor Analysis Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Assertive Positive Emotions Active/Energetic Trustworthy Modest Agreeableness Compliant (Not Stubborn) Competent Self-disciplined Conscientiousness Achievement Striving
The Big Five (McCrae & Costa, 1987, 1997, 1999) OPENNESS CONSCIENTIOUSNESS Extraversion AGREEABLENESS NEUROTICISM
Criticism Of Big Trait Theories Static Snapshot of Personality Oversimplified Version of Complex Nature Identify Traits Not Source
Criticism Of Big Trait Theories Static Snapshot of Personality Oversimplified Version of Complex Nature Identify Traits Not Source
Temperament to Personality? Negative Positive Inhibited Uninhibited TIME NEUROTICSIM EXTROVERTED
Uninhibited EXTROVERTED SOCIABLE LIVELY ACTIVE ASSERTIVE
Inhibited NEUROTICISM TENSE UNSTABLE MOODY FEARFUL
Source of Traits? Taken from Deyoung et al (2010). Testing predictions from personality neuroscience: Brain structure and the Big Five. Psychological Science, 21, 820-228.