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Modules: 46, 47, 48 Personality Psychology Chapter 13 Defining Personality Latin persona ? “mask” Cicero (50 BC) 4 meanings Appearance to others Inner true self Role Person of distinction Defining Personality Gordon Allport (1930s) An individual’s distinct and relatively enduring pattern of thoughts, feelings, motives, and behaviors Defining Personality Ways that a person is like… All other persons human nature “need to belong” Some other persons common differences lively, impulsive No other person uniqueness “Paul Trapnell-ish Personality Psychology Social Psychology? The situation. Personality Psychology? The person. Individual differences Self and Identity Research focus, however is Mainly individual differences? traits Importance of Personality Mate Selection Career Preferences Leadership Leadership Leadership Disorders Personality Disorders Antisocial Paranoid Schizotypal Schizoidal Borderline Narcissistic Also, Treatment Issues: Clients Therapists Self-Knowlege Theory Theoretical Perspectives Psychodynamic theories Humanistic theories Trait theories Social-Cognitive theories Measurement http://www.lovecalculator.be/quizcentral/quicktest.php#.Vk4DYr8vZ7k /quiz.php Measurement Behavior samples Trait ratings self-ratings peer / partner ratings observer ratings Objective vs Projective tests Objective tests Numerical scaling (quantification) Standardized admin. scoring Adjective lists Questionnaires MMPI NEO-PI Myers-Briggs The MMPI Example of “Contrasted Groups”form of test constuction Most widely used psychodiagnostic test 567 statements (T, F) Compared answers between normals and clinical patients to construct scoring key. Scores therefore reveal how similar answers are to clinical groups, e.g., paranoia, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia MMPI Sample Items “I usually feel that life is worthwhile and interesting.” Depression Scale “Evil people are trying to influence my mind.” P