Chapter 12 - Personality

Which of the following is an accurate description of the difference between an Extravert and an Introvert?

Extraverts require more external stimulation than do Introverts

individual differences

In personality psychology, personality traits are often referred to as

According to the lecture, having a personality is not the same as acquiring a personality. Here, the word "acquiring" as used in personality psychology implies that:

all of the above are potential ways that personality could be acquired

According to the lecture about personality, most personality psychologists recognize several kinds of individual differences. Which of the following describe these individual differences?

characteristics that are consistent, enduring and have consequences for the individual

Regarding historical accounts of personality, which of the following is FALSE accroding to the lecture?

history, literature and psychology all provide basically the same kinds of information about personality

The Big Five (five factor approach to personality) consists of these five meta-trait dimensions, found among people all over the world:

openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (OCEAN)

According to the lecture, personality is enduring. What does this refer to?

personality is relatively unchanging through time

According to the lecture, s-data refers to what?

self-report data

A person who scores high on the agreeableness dimension of the Big Five model of personality would tend to be:

sympathetic, warm, trusting, and cooperative

According to the lectures, most personality psychologists recognize several kinds of individual differences. Which of the following is NOT one of these differences?

transient things like mood