PSY234 lec 7

Which perspective to take on personality?

Collected elements of psych theories that had strong evidence, put them in a box.
Did not say how they relate

McAdams' Personality Triad

McAdams' Personality Triad:
Dispositional Traits

Limits of trait theories

McAdams' Personality Triad:
Characteristic Adaptations

McAdams' Personality Triad:
Narrative Identity

Changing personalities over time

Cultural criticism of personality theories

WEIRDos

Consistency

Internal Consistency

Inter-rater reliability

Test-retest reliability

Construct validity

Convergent validity

Divergent validity

Acquiescence

Likert scales

Fixed-choice format

Projective testing