Chapter 1 Introduction: Evaluating Personality Theories

personality

theory

macro theories

micro theories

philosophical assumptions

philosophy

freedom vs. determinism

heredity vs. environment

uniqueness vs. universality

proactivity vs. reactivity

optimism vs. pessimism

epiphany

coherence

relevance

comprehensiveness

compellingness

paradigm

scientific statements

empirical

objective data

subjective data

objective vs. subjective

consensual validation

generalization

scientific or empirical generalization

definitions

operational definition

scientific constructs

trait

self

verifiability

usefulness

compatibility

predictive power

simplicity

assessment

validity

reliability

reliability vs. validity

objectivity

MMPI

TAT

psychotherapy