Introduction to Psychology

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Introduction to Psychology

• Class 17 Personality 1
• Myers 429 to 456
• July 17, 2006

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Approaches

• Social Psychology ? WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE
  SITUATION ON YOUR BEHAVIOR?
• Personality ? WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF YOUR
  PERSONALITY ON YOUR BEHAVIOR?
• Person X Situation ? WHAT IS THE INTERACTIVE
  EFFECT OF YOUR PERSONALITY AND THE SITUATION ON
  YOUR BEHAVIOR?

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Do you really want to hear the typical B.S.
everyone else writes? Sorry, I just ran out of
B.S. so, my name is Brandon and that is all you
get. If you want to know more about me you can do
it the hard way like everyone else. ) Ok, thats
a little harsh. I guess I could give you some
info about me. I Draw,listen to metal, Play
electric bass, read way too much, live alone,have
no kids, like playing pool, movies are good and I
like to roll around in the grass for no reason at
all.Also, my favorite quote "If the world didn't
suck, we would all fall off." Oh yeah, I am not a
member so if you want to talk, you have to leave
me a way to get in touch with you.
Well after a string of bad dating choices I'm
very much ready to find a girl who brings the
best out of me, and I do the same for her. I'd
love to meet someone who challenges me to the
core, who is witty, well-read, and is able to
laugh at herself. I am a pretty easy-going, down
to earth guy. I love the simple things a good
barbecue with friends, a quiet night at home,
etc. Thanks!
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Which one is Stephenwmjones? Which one is
SeveredWings?
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Psychoanalytic Perspective

• Id, Ego Superego psychosexual stages
• Defense mechanisms projective tests

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Humanistic Perspective

• Abraham Maslow and self-actualization
• Carl Rogers and self-concept

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• Soon after I entered the famous red burlap room
  with pictures of dreams on the wall, he summoned
  me to his inner office. He did not speak to me
  but sat in expectant silence I had to find a
  suitable conversational gambit I told him about
  a small boy about 4 years of age who had
  displayed a conspicuous dirt phobia. He kept
  saying to his mother, I dont want to sit there
  dont let the dirty man sit beside me. His
  mother was dominant and purposive looking .
  When I finished he fixed his kindly
  therapeutic eyes on me and said, And that little
  boy was you? Flabbergasted and feeling a bit
  guilty, I contrived to change the subject. While
  Freuds misunderstanding of my motivation was
  amusing, it also started a deep train of thought
  I had told him of an episode on the tram car
  on the way to his office.

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The Trait Approach

• Gordon Allport
• Definition A characteristic pattern of behavior
  or a disposition to feel and act, as assessed by
  self-report inventories and peer reports

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THE CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY
NORM-FAVORING
ALPHA
BETA
INTROVERSION
EXTRAVERSION
1-7
GAMMA
DELTA
NORM-DOUBTING
3rd dimension
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• Alphas External, Norm Favoring
• Forceful, Dominant, Ambitious, Assertive,
  Extroverted, Action oriented, Managerial,
  Emphasize accountability deadlines
• High Charismatic leader
• Low Manipulative, self-serving, authoritarian

Betas - Internal, Norm Favoring Low keyed,
Nurturing, Responsible, Stable, Predictable,
Preserve values of group, Prefer role of
follower High Inspirational models of
propriety Low Overly cautious, rigid fearful
conformists
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Gammas - External, Norm Doubting Innovative,
Clever, Adventurous, Questioning status quo,
Visionaries, strategic leaders, Likely to change
mission and goals High Creative, perceptive,
innovative Low Rebellious, impulsive,
self-indulgent
Deltas - Internal, Norm Doubting Reflective,
Detached, Preoccupied, Perceptive, Scientific or
technical expert, Managers for small groups High
Idealistic, imaginative, artistic Low Reserved,
conflicted, withdrawn, often psychiatric inmates
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Other Important Inventories

• Eysenck Personality Questionnaire
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory or
  MMPI (Hathaway)

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Theoretical or atheoretical?

• I get all the sympathy I should.
• I prefer baths to showers.
• No one seems to understand me.
• Nothing in the newspaper interests me other than
  the comic section.
• I have trouble sustaining friendships.
• I like poetry.

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The Big Five Factors

• Costa McCrae (1986)
• Acronym OCEAN

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O
Self-report
C
Measure
Peer-report
E
A
Behavioral Indices
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• Multitrait Multimethod Approach
• Campbell Fiske

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The Overclaiming Questionnaire

• Del Paulhus (2003)
• Self-enhancement
• Socially desirable responding

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Exploring Your Myth (McAdams)

• Eight Key Events Peak experience, Nadir
  experience, Turning point, Earliest memory,
  Important childhood memory, Important adolescent
  memory, Important adult memory and other
  important memory
• Significant people
• Stresses and Problems
• Personal Ideology
• Life Theme
• Future Script

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The STOMP
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Scoring
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Norms