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Traits – Cattell & Eysenck
Kimberley A. Clow
[email protected]://instruct.uwo.ca/psychology/257e-570
Outline
Cattell– Bio– Different Types of Data– Different Types of Traits– 16 Personality Factors
Eysenck– Bio– Temperaments– Hierarchical Structure– Biology
Cattell
Born in England– 9 years old through WWI
Education– B.Sc in Chemistry & Physics– PhD in Psychology
Studied with Spearman– Intelligence & factor analysis
Moved to States– Worked with Allport at Harvard
Applied factor analysis to personality Began idiographic research
Different Types of Data
L Data = Life Record Data
Q Data = Personality Questionnaires
T Data = Objective Tests
Different Types of Traits
Source Traits– Causes of behaviour
Lead to surface traits
– Causes Constitutional vs. Environmental-Mould Traits
– Types Ability Traits Temperament Traits Dynamic Traits
– Ergs– Metaergs
16 Personality Factors
Global Factors Low High
Extraversion Introverted, socially inhibited Extraverted, social participant
Anxiety Low anxiety, relaxed, imperturbable, well-adjusted
High anxiety, tense, perturbable, histrionic
Tough-Mindedness / WillpowerReceptive, open-minded, intuitive, emotionality, feeling
Tough-minded, resolute, non-empathetic, determined
Independence Accommodating, agreeable, selfless, subdued
Independence, persuasive, wilful
Self-Control Unrestrained, impulsive, uncontrolled Self-controlled, inhibitory of impulses
Global Factors
Low High
Extraversion
Introverted, socially inhibited
Extraverted, social participant
Anxiety
Low anxiety, relaxed, imperturbable, well-adjusted
High anxiety, tense, perturbable, histrionic
WillpowerReceptive, open-minded, intuitive, emotionality, feeling
Tough-minded, resolute, non-empathetic, determined
Independence
Accommodating, agreeable, selfless, subdued
Independence, persuasive, wilful
Self-Control
Unrestrained, impulsive, uncontrolled
Self-controlled, inhibitory of impulses
Development of Personality
Sentiments and attitudes develop through learning– Classical conditioning– Operant conditioning– Structured learning
Childhood– Birth order
Group affiliations
Eysenck
Born in Germany– Left during Nazi occupation
Moved to England– Served as a psychologist in an
emergency hospital during WWII– Trained in clinical psychology in the
States Developed negative view of
psychoanalysis
Studied Thurstone’s work on factor analysis in undergrad
Answer the following – 5=Very Much; 1=Not At All1. Do you have many different hobbies? E2. Do you stop to think things over before doing
anything? P3. Does your mood often go up and down? N4. Are you a talkative person? E5. Would being in debt worry you? P6. Do you ever feel "just miserable" for no reason? N7. Do you lock up your house carefully at night? P
8. Are you rather lively? E9. Would it upset you a lot to see a child or animal
suffer? P10. Do you often worry about things you should not have
done or said? N11. Can you usually let yourself go and enjoy yourself at
a lively party? E12. Are you an irritable person? N13. Do you enjoy meeting new people? E14. Do you believe insurance plans are a good idea? P15. Are your feelings easily hurt? N
Remember the 4 Humours
Four Temperaments
Three Dimensions
Hierarchical Structure
Acts/Behaviours
Habits
Traits
Factor
Biology
Extraversion based on cortical arousal
Neuroticism based on activation of Sympathetic Nervous System
Psychoticism related to increased testosterone levels