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Theories of Personality: Dispositional Domain

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Theories of Personality: Dispositional Domain

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What is the dispositional domain concerned with?

Temporary personality traits

Stable aspects of personality (correct)

Personality influenced by situations

Personality changes over time

Why is the term 'disposition' used in the context of personality?

To refer to temporary personality traits

To emphasize the impact of external factors on personality

To indicate inherent tendencies in behavior (correct)

To describe personality influenced by situations

What are traits interchangeably used with in the context of personality?

Temporary attributes

Situational influences

Dispositions (correct)

Internal causal properties

How are traits presumed to be in the view of 'traits as internal causal properties'?

Stable and enduring over time Signup and view all the answers

What guides those who study personality traits?

Conceptualizing traits, identifying important traits, formulating comprehensive taxonomy of traits Signup and view all the answers

What is the scientific usefulness of viewing traits as causes of behavior?

To rule out other causes of behavior Signup and view all the answers

According to the lexical approach, how are important traits identified?

By examining the frequency of synonymous trait adjectives Signup and view all the answers

What is the act frequency approach to traits primarily concerned with?

Identifying which acts belong in which trait categories Signup and view all the answers

In Eysenck's hierarchical model of personality, what is placed at the very lowest level in the hierarchy?

Specific acts Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the statistical approach to identifying important traits?

Using factor analysis to identify major personality traits Signup and view all the answers

According to Eysenck, what are the three main traits that met the criteria in his hierarchical model of personality?

Extraversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism Signup and view all the answers

What is a key criterion for identifying important traits according to the lexical approach?

Synonym frequency Signup and view all the answers

What does the theoretical approach to identifying important traits start with?

"A theory that determines which variables are important" Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of Cattell's Taxonomy: The 16 Personality Factor System?

"Interpersonal warmth" as a broad super-trait Signup and view all the answers

What does the act nomination procedure involve according to the act frequency approach to traits?

"Identifying which acts belong in which trait categories" Signup and view all the answers

"Cross-cultural universality" is a key criterion for identifying important traits according to which approach?

"Lexical approach" Signup and view all the answers