Principles of Psych - WK 6 Personality & Trait Psychology

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1. The nomothetic trait approach to personality makes the point that:

  • We all have a set number of traits that we all vary on
  • Each person is unique and therefore have unique traits
  • Traits differ in importance across people
  • Different genders have different numbers of traits
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2. What was a main finding in Sibley & Duckitt's (2009) study?

  • Less agreeable individuals felt very comfortable in the world
  • Less agreeable individuals saw the world as less competitive and dangerous
  • Less agreeable individuals saw the world as more competitive and dangerous
  • More agreeable individuals saw the world as more competitive and dangerous

3. What did Eysenck argue the extraversion-introversion dimension is based on?

  • Cognitive arousal
  • Cortical arousal
  • The medulla
  • The hippocampus

4. What is the aim of correlational research?

  • Looks at the relationship between two variables
  • Looks at the reasons why the experimenter chose the two variables
  • Looks at the relationship between two participants
  • None of the above

5. What is the definition of interactionalism?

  • Idea that situations and personality interact to determine behaviour
  • Idea that relationships are determined through frequent interactions
  • Idea that situations and personality interact to form romantic relationships
  • Idea that new and old situations interact to determine behaviour

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