PSYX 385 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I. Cattell and Factor AnalysisII. Cattell: A data driven approachIII. Cattell’s ClassificationIV. Cattell’s ContributionsV. ProblemsOutline of Current Lecturei. McCrae and Costa: 5 Factor Modelii. Issues Re: the Big 5iii. Five Factors from ‘model’ to ‘theory’Current LectureMcCrae and Costa: 5 Factor Model1. Recent convergence on 5 underlying dimensionsa. Personality and broadcast leveli. Each implies several more specific characteristicsb. Neuroticism: Negative Emotionalityc. Extroversion: sociability, warmth, assertivenessd. Openness to Experience: Imagination, tolerance, intellectual curiosity, creativitye. Conscientiousness: reliability, organization, striving for excellence, achievement focusf. Agreeableness: maintenance of relationships, trustworthiness, atruism, modesty2. Behavioral and emotional Correlatesa. Extraversion:i. High e: seek social support to mediate stressii. Collegiate extroverts greater # positive events over 4 years (grade, marriage, promotion)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. Neuroticism:i. High N: more frequent daily problems and problems rated as more distressing (healthy adult males)ii. High N: overestimation of blood glucose (type ii diabetes)c. Openness:i. High O: more job and career changesd. Conscientiousness:i. High C: more likely to be healthyii. High C Smokers: less likely to smoke at homeiii. High C diabetic teens: more info about illness, more diligent self-caree. And on …and on… factors have high predictive validityIssues Re: the Big 5…1. Universalitycross cultural testing= recent (1990s)a. Not all identifies 5 factors, some observe 6.2. Disagreement about definitions and labelsa. Lexical approaches require interpretationi. Agreeableness (mcCrae and Costa)= Love (Peabody and Goldberg); neuroticism (M&C)= affect (P&G); openness (M&C)=intellect (P&G)ii. Implicit personality theory: see what we expect; miss what we do not3. Biological evidence accumulating but not definitiveFive Factors From ‘Model’ to ‘Theory’1. Five Factor Theory: beyond descriptive aims of ‘lexical tradition’a. ‘basic tendencies’ fice factors= underlying potentials, which are biologically determinedb. ‘characteristic adaptations’ broad psychological features (attitudes, roles, self-concept)i. determined by traits (BTs), the social environment and their interactionii. These influence behavior and are shaped by
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