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Trait Theorists
AP psych exam
Question | Answer |
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What Kind of Psychologist is Gordon Allport? | Ideographic psychologists- believed in usuing the same set of terms to classify all people is impossible |
Cardinal Trait | your specific characteristicsex) stubborn, opinionated, etc.. |
Central Trait | Every characteristic about an individual |
Secondary Trait | Other not so specific traits |
What did Raymond Cattel develop? | The 16 PF (personality factor)He worked with the Big 5:CANOE |
personality factor | used factor analysis and looked for prediction. |
Factor analysis | statistical technique that allows researchers to use correlations btw traits in order to see which traits cluster together as factors |
Alfred Adler | focused on the unconscious role of the ego |
inferiority complex | we all have a drive to be knowledgeable but many of us eel a deep sense of inferiority which influences our personality |
Carl Rogers | invented client centered therapyActive listening |
Karen Horney | criticized Frueds penis envy |
Womb envy | men wish that they had a penis |
abraham maslow | created the hierchy of needs and self actualization |
Hierchy of needs triangle | physiological, security, belongingness/love, self-esteem, and self actualization |
what type of psychologist was Maslow? | Humanist |