Psychology Case Study: Jeffrey Dahmer

<p>Predictive validity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Convergent validity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Melancholic: high neuroticism and low extraversion. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Highly submissive in relation to his father, and highly dominant in relation to others. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Exhibiting significant variability in traits across situations. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personality and situational factors interact and both are jointly critical for behavior. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A very informal social gathering with few expectations. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Antisocial Personality Disorder. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Comorbidity of personality disorders might be substantially high, with several disorders manifesting simultaneously. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>His score was above average but not high enough to qualify him as a psychopath. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low, suggesting manipulativeness and antagonism. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High in psychoticism (openness to experience) and high in disinhibition (low in conscientiousness) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High in detachment (low in extraversion) and high in negative affectivity (high in neuroticism) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The idea that personality, like a predisposition, and the situation, like the context, both influence behavior. They work together.

Situations that strongly dictate behavior. For example, a plane crash demands a specific type of reaction.

Situations where personality traits have more influence, allowing individual differences to shine through. For instance, at a wedding, how people behave depends on their personality.

The idea that people with this disorder often show aggressive, irresponsible, and callous behavior. They often rationalize hurting others.

Features of this disorder include odd beliefs, unusual perceptions, and social anxiety. May have odd ways of thinking about things.

This disorder involves intense fear of rejection, leading individuals to avoid social situations and interactions.

The Hare Psychopathy Checklist is used to assess psychopathic traits. Higher scores indicate more psychopathic tendencies.

This model focuses on the presence of specific maladaptive personality traits, which are considered to be the core of the disorder.

A research method used to examine the relationship between two naturally occurring variables, without manipulating any of them. It investigates how one variable changes in conjunction with another.

A research method that tracks the same participants or groups over a lengthy period, observing changes in variables over time. While it doesn't involve manipulation, it helps understand developmental trends.

A quality of tests that emphasizes consistency and stability. Different types include internal consistency, inter-rater reliability, and test-retest reliability.

A quality of tests indicating how well it measures what it's meant to measure. Different types include predictive validity, convergent validity and discriminant validity.

A personality theory proposed by Hans Eysenck, categorizing individuals into four basic personality styles based on their levels of neuroticism and extraversion, including Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholic, and Phlegmatic.

A model of interpersonal behavior developed by Wiggins, depicting various social styles in a circular format based on dominance and submissiveness. It provides insight into how individuals interact with others.

A concept indicating that individuals may display different traits or behaviors in various situations, due to contextual influences or individual differences. For example, someone might be extroverted with friends but reserved at work.