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What is the dispositional domain concerned with?
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?
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?
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'?
How are traits presumed to be in the view of 'traits as internal causal properties'?
What guides those who study personality traits?
What guides those who study personality traits?
What is the scientific usefulness of viewing traits as causes of behavior?
What is the scientific usefulness of viewing traits as causes of behavior?
According to the lexical approach, how are important traits identified?
According to the lexical approach, how are important traits identified?
What is the act frequency approach to traits primarily concerned with?
What is the act frequency approach to traits primarily concerned with?
In Eysenck's hierarchical model of personality, what is placed at the very lowest level in the hierarchy?
In Eysenck's hierarchical model of personality, what is placed at the very lowest level in the hierarchy?
What is the primary focus of the statistical approach to identifying important traits?
What is the primary focus of the statistical approach to identifying important traits?
According to Eysenck, what are the three main traits that met the criteria in his hierarchical model of personality?
According to Eysenck, what are the three main traits that met the criteria in his hierarchical model of personality?
What is a key criterion for identifying important traits according to the lexical approach?
What is a key criterion for identifying important traits according to the lexical approach?
What does the theoretical approach to identifying important traits start with?
What does the theoretical approach to identifying important traits start with?
What is a characteristic of Cattell's Taxonomy: The 16 Personality Factor System?
What is a characteristic of Cattell's Taxonomy: The 16 Personality Factor System?
What does the act nomination procedure involve according to the act frequency approach to traits?
What does the act nomination procedure involve according to the act frequency approach to traits?
"Cross-cultural universality" is a key criterion for identifying important traits according to which approach?
"Cross-cultural universality" is a key criterion for identifying important traits according to which approach?
