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Personality
Vocabulary for Theme 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reliability | The ability of a test to give the same results under similar conditions. |
| Validity | The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure. |
| Percentile System | Ranking of test scores that indicates the ratio of scores lower and higher than a given score. |
| Norms | Standard of comparison for test results developed by giving the test to large, well-defined groups of people. |
| Intelligence | The ability to acquire new ideas and new behavior, and to adapt to new situations. |
| Two-Factor Theory | Proposes that two factors contribute to an individuals intelligence. |
| Triarchic Theory | Proposes that intelligence can be divided into three ways of processing information. |
| Emotional Intelligence | Includes four major aspects of interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligences. |
| Intelligence Quotient | Standardized measure of intelligence based on a scale in which 100 is average. |
| Heritability | The degree ti which a characteristic in related to inherited genetic factors. |
| Cultural Bias | An aspect of an intelligence test in which the wording used in questions may be more familiar to people of one social group that to another group. |
| Aptitude Test | Estimates the probability that a person will be successful in learning a specific new skill. |
| Achievement Test | Measures how much a person has learned in a given subject or area. |
| Interest Inventory | Measures a person's preferences and attitudes in a wide variety of activities to identify areas of likely success. |
| Personality Test | Assesses an individual's characteristics and identifies problems. |
| Objective Test | A limited or forced-choice test in which a person must select one of several answers. |
| Projective Test | An unstructured test in which a person is asked to respond freely, giving his or her own interpretation of various ambiguous stimuli. |
| Personality | The consistent, enduring, and unique characteristics of a person. |
| Unconscious | The part of the mind that contains material of which we are unaware but that strongly influences conscious processes and behaviors. |
| Id | The part of the unconscious personality that contains our needs, drives, instincts, and repressed material. |
| Ego | The part of the personality that is in touch with reality and strives to meet the demands of the Id and the Superego in socially acceptable ways. |
| Superego | The part of the personality that is the source of conscience and counteracts the socially undesirable impulses of the Id. |
| Defense Mechanism | Certain specific means by which the ego unconsciously protects itself against unpleasant impulses or circumstances. |
| Collective Unconscious | The part of the mind that contains inherited instincts, urges, and memories common to all people. |
| Archetype | An inherited idea, based on the experiences of one's ancestors, which shapes one's perception of the world. |
| Inferiority Complex | A pattern of avoiding feelings of inadequacy rather than trying to overcome their source. |
| Behaviorism | Belief that the proper subject matter of psychology is objectively observable behavior, and nothing else. |
| Contingencies of Reinforcement | The occurrence of rewards or punishments following particular behaviors. |
| Humanistic Psychology | A school of psychology that emphasizes personal growth and the achievement of maximum potential by each unique individual. |
| Self-Actualization | The humanist term for realizing one's unique potential. |
| Self | One's experience or image of oneself, developed through interaction with others. |
| Positive Regard | Viewing oneself in a positive light due to positive feedback received from interaction with others. |
| Conditions of Worth | The conditions a person must meet in order to regard himself or herself positively. |
| Unconditional Positive Regard | The perception that individuals' significant others value them for what they are, which leads the individuals to grant themselves the same regard. |
| Fully Functioning | An individual whose person and self coincide. |
| Trait | A tendency to react to a situation in a way that remains stable over time. |
| Cardinal Trait | A characteristic or feature that is so pervasive the person is almost identified with it. |
| Factor Analysis | A complex statistical technique used to identify the underlying reasons variables are correlated. |
| Surface Trait | A stable characteristic that can be observed in certain situations. |
| Source Trait | A stable characteristic that can be considered to be at the core of personality. |
| Extravert | An outgoing, active person who directs his or her energies and interests toward other people and things. |
| Introvert | A reserved, withdrawn person who is preoccupied with his or her inner thoughts and feelings. |
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