1. Personality
What Makes you “YOU”?

2. 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

3. Temperament to Personality?
Negative
Positive
Inhibited
Uninhibited
TIME ? ?

4. Personality
Refers to an individuals’ unique constellation of consistent traits
Personality Traits
Durable disposition to think, feel, behave in a particular way across situations

5. Factor Analysis Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Assertive
Positive Emotions
Active/Energetic
Trustworthy
Modest
Agreeableness
Compliant (Not Stubborn)
Competent
Self-disciplined
Conscientiousness
Achievement Striving

6. The Big Five (McCrae & Costa, 1987, 1997, 1999)
OPENNESS CONSCIENTIOUSNESS Extraversion AGREEABLENESS NEUROTICISM

7. Criticism Of Big Trait Theories
Static Snapshot of Personality
Oversimplified Version of Complex Nature
Identify Traits Not Source

8. Criticism Of Big Trait Theories
Static Snapshot of Personality
Oversimplified Version of Complex Nature
Identify Traits Not Source

9. Temperament to Personality?
Negative
Positive
Inhibited
Uninhibited
TIME
NEUROTICSIM
EXTROVERTED

10. Uninhibited
EXTROVERTED
SOCIABLE
LIVELY
ACTIVE
ASSERTIVE

11. Inhibited
NEUROTICISM
TENSE
UNSTABLE
MOODY
FEARFUL

12. Source of Traits?
Taken from Deyoung et al (2010). Testing predictions from personality neuroscience: Brain structure and the Big Five. Psychological Science, 21,