Trait Theory
Four types of Traits
1. Physical Makeup Height Hair Color Skin Color
Four types of Traits 1. Physical Makeup Height Hair Color Skin Color Primarily inherited traits
Four types of Traits 2. Characteristics Weight IQ Social Status Physical Energy
Four types of Traits 2. Characteristics Weight IQ Social Status Physical Energy Partially interited, partially learned
Four types of Traits 3. Predispositions and Attitudes Argumentativeness Verbal Aggressiveness Shynes Cheerfulness
Four types of Traits 3. Predispositions and Attitudes Argumentativeness Verbal Aggressiveness Shynes Cheerfulness Primarily learned
Predispositions and Attitudes Fall into three groups
Predispositions and Attitudes Fall into three groups Those that make us happy and productive.
Predispositions and Attitudes Fall into three groups Those that make us happy and productive. Those that are “life style” choices.
Predispositions and Attitudes Fall into three groups Those that make us happy and productive. Those that are “life style” choices. Those that are destructive.
Four types of Traits 4. Skills Technical Interpersonal Conceptual
Four types of Traits 4. Skills Technical Interpersonal Conceptual Administrative
Four types of Traits 1. Physical Makeup 2. Characteristics 3. Predispositions and attitudes 4. Skills
Earliest Work on Traits
Somatotypes
Phrenology
Graphology
Hundreds of research studies on Trait Theory
Why?
The Dependent Variable Problem Why?
The Dependent Variable Problem Processes How do you measure Peer Review Expert Opinion Multiple Observers Self Assessment
The Dependent Variable Problem Outcomes How do you measure Opinions on outcome Time displacement (when do you measure)
The Independent Variable Problem Why?
The Independent Variable Problem Why? How do you measure?
Personality Tests
The “Big Five” Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Emotional Stability Openness to Experience
The Big Five Test
Trait Inventories
Communication Apprehension Measurement Device
Projective Techniques
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)