Personality Traits[Instructor Name]
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Overview
• Introduction to Personality Traits• Five-factor Model• Facets of Traits• Traits Beyond Five-factor Model• Person-Situation Debate
Introduction to PersonalityTraits
Personality - The characteristic ways that people differ from one another.
Personality Traits – Basic dimensions on which people differ.
Introduction to Personality Traits
Consistency
Stability
Individual Differences
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Introduction to Personality Traits
“friendly”“friendly”
“sociable”“sociable”“generous”
“popular”
“careless”
“honest”
“thoughtful”
“mature”
“serious”
“demanding”
“reserved”
“loyal”
“warm”
“eager”
“selfish”“arrogant”
“ambitious”
“fair”“personable”
“independent”
“tolerant”
“understanding”
“rude”
“vain”
“kind”
“quiet”
Overview
• Introduction to Personality Traits• Five-factor Model• Facets of Traits• Traits Beyond Five-factor Model• Person-Situation Debate
Five Factor Model
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Overview
• Introduction to Personality Traits• Five-factor Model• Facets of Traits• Traits Beyond Five-factor Model• Person-Situation Debate
Facets of Traits
Openness Fantasy prone Open to feelings Open to diverse behaviors Open to new/different
ideas Open to various values
and beliefs
Facets of Traits
Conscientiousness Competent Orderly Dutiful Achievement-oriented Self-disciplined Deliberate
Facets of Traits
Extraversion Gregarious Warm Assertive Active Excitement-seeking Positive Emotionality
Facets of Traits
Agreeableness Straightforward Altruistic Compliant Trusting Modest Tender-minded
Facets of Traits
Neuroticism Anxious Angry Depressed Self-Consciousness Impulsive Vulnerable
Overview
• Introduction to Personality Traits• Five-factor Model• Facets of Traits• Traits Beyond Five-factor Model• Person-Situation Debate
Traits Beyond Five-factor Model
HEXACO Honesty-Humility Sincere, fair, honest vs. Manipulative, narcissistic,
self-centered
Eysenck emphasisExtraversion & NeuroticismBiological basisReward and Avoidance
Traits Beyond Five-factor Model
Machiavellianism Need for Achievement Need for Cognition Authoritarianism Narcissism Self-esteem Optimism Alexithymia
Overview
• Introduction to Personality Traits• Five-factor Model• Facets of Traits• Traits Beyond Five-factor Model• Person-Situation Debate
Person-Situation DebateWalter Mischel: Personality and AssessmentSituation > Traits More like: Situation + Traits
Appendix A: My Personality
Step 1: Complete one of the assessments below
http://www.utpsyc.org/Big5/ http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/
Step 2: Record your thoughts
Appendix B: Obstacle Course
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