Chapter 1 Introduction: Evaluating Personality Theories

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personality "In social speech, someone's public image." Definition varies based on theorists: Allport, Rogers, Freud, Sullivan. Whereas Skinner wouldn't even address personality. p.2
theory "set of abstract concepts developed about a group of facts or events in order to explain them" p.2
macro theories "Theory that seeks to be global and that emphasizes comprehension of the whole person" p. 4
micro theories "Theory that has resulted from specific research focused on limited aspects of human behavior." p. 4
philosophical assumptions "An underlying view of the world that influences a person's thinking." p. 6
philosophy "The systematic love and pursuit of wisdom" p.6
freedom vs. determinism Individuals basically have control over their behavior vs. internal and external forces control behavior with human have very little or no control. p. 8
heredity vs. environment inherited and inborn characteristics vs. the environment influences behavior p. 8
uniqueness vs. universality Each individual is very different vs more similarities across all individuals. p. 8
proactivity vs. reactivity humans take initiative vs humans are just reacting to the world around them p.8
optimism vs. pessimism optimistic view where individuals can change for the better as well as the world around them vs. a more negative sinister view of humans p.8
epiphany "A manifestation of the essential nature of something". p. 8
coherence "One of the criteria for judging philosophical statements: the quality or state of logical consistency" p.9
relevance "One of the criteria for evaluating philosophical statements, the quality of having some bearing or being pertinent to one's view of reality" p. 9
comprehensiveness "One of the criteria for evaluating philosophical statements: the quality of having a broad scope or range and depth of coverage" p. 10
compellingness "One of the criteria for evaluating philosophical statements: the quality of appealing to someone with a driving force" p. 10
paradigm "A model or concept of the world that is shared by the members of a community and that governs their activities" p. 12
scientific statements "a statement about the world based on empirical observations arising from a currently held paradigm" p.12
empirical "Based on experience and observation" p. 12
objective data "data acquired through extrospection, the act of looking outward on the world as an object" p. 12
subjective data "data acquired through introspection, the act of looking inward on the self as subject" p.12
objective vs. subjective
consensual validation "Agreement among observers about phenomena" p. 13
generalization "A statement that may be made, when a number of different instances coincide, that something is true about many or all members of a certain class." p. 13
scientific or empirical generalization "an inductive conclusion based on a number of different instances of observation" p. 13
definitions "a statement that is true because of the way in which we have agreed to use words" p. 13
operational definition "a definition that specifies those behaviors that are included in the concept" p. 13
scientific constructs "an imaginary or hypothetical construct used to explain what is observed in science" p. 13
trait "continuous dimensions that an individual can be seen to possess to a certain degree." p. 14
self "Rogers-psychological processes that govern behavior; Bandura- conceived more narrowly in terms of cognitive structures" p. 14
verifiability "capable of being tested by a method that ultimately relies on empirical observation" p. 14
usefulness "In scientific theorizing, the ability of a hypothesis to generate predictions about experiences that we might observe." p. 15
compatibility "a criterion for evaluating rival hypotheses; the agreement of the hypothesis with other previously well-established information" p. 15
predictive power "a criterion for evaluating rival hypotheses; the range or scope of the hypothesis" p.15
simplicity "A criterion for evaluating rival hypothesis: the quality of being simple and avoiding complicated explanations" p. 15
assessment "Evaluation or measurement" p. 15
validity "The quality of measuring what a construct is supposed to measure" p. 16
reliability "The quality of consistently yielding the same results over time" p. 17
reliability vs. validity http://highered.blogspot.com/2012/06/bad-reliability-part-two.html
objectivity "The quality of recognizing or expressing reality without distortion by personal feeling. In test construction, construction of a test in such a way that it can be given and scored in a way that avoids the scorer's subjective bias" p. 17
MMPI Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- designed to measure tendencies toward pathology or abnormal behavior. p. 17
TAT Thematic Apperception Test- in responding to the stimulus, the participant expresses personal attitudes, values, needs and feelings. p. 17
psychotherapy "effort to apply the findings of personality theory in ways that will assist individuals and meet human goals." p. 19
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