AP Psychology: Intervention/Enrichment Each group is going to be assigned a different defense mechanism You must create a 30 second skit (with script) that clearly demonstrates the defense mechanism 15 minutes then we present!

Happy Friday!  Please grab a computer and access the following links: goo.gl/Mautx Be honest and take the above personality inventory! Record your results for each category and describe.

Crash Course! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUrV6oZ3zsk

Trait theories TRAIT- characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports Gordon Allport- describe traits rather than explain Cardinal, central and secondary traits Isabel Briggs Myers and Katharine Briggs- sort people according to Carl Jung’s personality types (126 questions) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Trait theories How do psychologists describe people? 18,000 words in dictionary! Factor analysis- statistical procedure used to identify clusters of test items that tap basic components of intelligence Raymond Cattell- 16 personality factors Hans Eysenck and Sybil Eysenck Extraversion-introversion Emotional stability-instability *genetically influenced

Trait theories- Biology and Personality Research indicates that extraverts seek stimulation because their normal brain arousal is relatively low Frontal lobe less active in extraverts than introverts Reactive autonomic nervous system= respond to stress with great anxiety

Trait theories- Assessing Theories Personality inventories- questionnaire (A/D, T/F) on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors; used to assess selected personality traits Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests- Originally used to identify emotional disorders Empirically derived- test developed by testing a pool of items then selecting those that discriminate between groups (lie scale)

Trait theories- The Big Five “Today’s common currency for personality psychology” Conscientiousness Agreeableness Neuroticism Openness Extraversion 1. How stable are these traits? 2. How heritable are they? 3. Does the Big Five predict our actual behaviors?

The Person-Situation Controversy Trait theorists argue that behaviors from a situation may be different, but average behavior remains the same. Therefore, traits matter.

Personality in “The Office”

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