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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