Module 40 - contemporary perspectives on personality

Question 1

trait theories

Answer 1

• view personality as a stable set of traits (patterns of behavior and feeling

Question 2

big 5 personalities

Answer 2

1. opens
2. conscientiousness
3. extraversion
4. agreeableness
5. neuroticism (emotional stability vs. instability)
   - each person scores somewhere on each of the continua
   - tend to be relatively stable across lifespan
   - tend to score higher on conscientiousness and agreeableness and lower on neuroticism as we age

Question 3

MMPI

Answer 3

• series of true or false questions used to assess personality traits and diagnose disorders