Week 4: Trait Theories

trait

traits serve 3 main functions

predominant assumptions of trait approaches : 1

2:

3:

allports trait theory

Gordon Allport: Lexical Hypothesis

allports values scale

Evaluating Allport: 1

2

cattells theory: factor analysis

continued

testing

evaluation 1:

2

3

eysenck giant 3 model

3 supertraits

extraversion

psycoticism

Neuroticism

distribution

evaluation

the five factor model costa and mcrae

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Lexical Approach & Support for the FFM

History of the FFM

Goldberg’s Big Five Model

Goldberg’s Five Dimensions:

The Five Factor Model(Costa & McRae)

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Evaluating the ‘Big 5'