1. Mind Matters Expected Learning
be able to describe some ways that personality is measured and described.
Identify my dominant personality traits

2. Individuals are unique
The humanist movement in psychology has the idea that individuals are unique, moulded by the experiences that they have. As we all have different experiences, we are all unique
Everyone has their own potential to fulfil their capabilities and this needs nurturing by ourselves and by others. As a result, no two individuals are the same

3. Neurons What is personality? A person’s preferred style of behaviour
We are “creatures of habit”
So, tend to be consistent over time and situations
If behaviour or personality wasn’t reliable, there’d be no
point in measuring it
One measurement systems is the Myer Briggs Type
Indicator – similar to the one just performed

4. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
What the MBTI is:
• Measure off our domiinantt prefferences ffor ttakiing iin
iinfformattiion and makiing deciisiions
• May nott be pollariised cllearlly bettween scalles
• So,, you can be “a lliittttlle off botth”
• No profile is better or worse than another
• Hellps expllaiin our workiing sttylle prefferences
• Based on tthe ttheory off Carll Jung
What the MBTI isn’t:
• A measure off abiilliittiies – iitt’’s nott a ttestt
• No riightt or wrong answers
• Tooll iis an ‘‘iindiicattor’’ – you can agree or diisagree

5. The Scales Exttraversiion (E) IInttroversiion (II)
Sensiing (S) IInttuiittiion (N)
Thiinkiing (T) Feelliing (F)
Judgiing (J) Perceiiviing (P)

6. EYSENCK’S TRAIT
THEORY
There are other theories of self that are more scientific and try
to measure personality more reliably.
Eysenck believed that personality ..
has a genetic basis - we’re born that way
has a biological explanation - personality shaped by a part
of the mid brain called the reticular activating system.
He said that our personality is shaped by the activity and
arousal of parts of our nervous system network - we can’t
help being disagreeable, shy, open e.t.c

7. Eysenck’s Trait Theory
Personality seen as genetic therefore some of these traits are fixed
Categorises people into different types of personality via three personality traits:
Extraversion (E score)
Neuroticism (N score)
Psychoticism (P score)

8. Eysenck’s Trait Theory (cont.)

9. Limitations of Trait Theory
Some psychologists believe that it appears quite restricting to have three dimensions that all personalities can be measured on

10. PERSONALITY TRAITS
Trait - means a relatively stable and
enduring tendency to behave in a
particular way (e.g. being punctual,
considerate, happy or helpful)
Eysenck believed that a combination of
personality traits was the self or
identity of a person

11. Listen to each statement and follow the
instructions
• Eysenck believed that each person’s personality could be
assessed by 2 main traits - Extraversion (how outgoing we are)
and Neuroticism ( how emotionally stable we are).
•These traits combine to tell us about our overall personality
•Eysenck studied 700 soldiers who had been psychologically
damaged in World War II and concluded that there were 4 basic
dimensions to personality - what are they? (see p 142)