Lecture 19 Personality That which cannot be seen touched or directly measured 4 26 04 I How do we get to know a person a What do we rely on in making impressions b How accurate are our impressions i E g rating the instructor 1 What other information would help form an accurate impression 2 Do impressions matter II Impression Formation Kelly 1950 a Warm vs Cold study i Differences in rating ii Differences in behavior III Approaches to Personality a Freud Psychoanalysis i 2 main points ii Freud s background physiologically vs psychologically caused illnesses iii Freud s Methods 1 Free Association to retrieve unconscious needs and wishes a Dreams jokes parapraxes etc iv Structure of Personality 1 Id 2 Ego 3 Superego v Psychosexual Stages vi Defense Mechanisms vii Accessing Unconscious 1 Projective Tests b The Humanistic Approach i Carl Rogers theory 1 Parental influences 2 Criticisms a How would you describe a friend s personality c The Trait Approach i Trait relatively stable predisposition to behave in a certain way ii Factor analysis The Big Five 1 O C E A N a Openness b Conscientiousness c Extraversion d Agreeableness e Neuroticism 2 L I S T a Life data b Informant data c Self data d Test data 3 Accuracy based on behavrioal Residues a Food Music photos bedrooms websites 4 Situationist Argument a Controversy b Resolution Biological roots
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