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Chapters 5-7

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show -We assume they are accurate -We believe they reflect some stable property of others -We believe they can be used to predict behavior -Inaccurate personality judgments can have negative consequences  
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Importance for personality psychologists   show
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Criteria for accuracy   show
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Realistic Accuracy Model (RAM; Funder, 1995) (definition)   show
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R in RAM   show
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A in RAM   show
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D in RAM   show
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show Utilization; the judge must use the information that is detected correctly to make an accurate judgment  
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RAM moderators of accuracy   show
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The good target   show
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Target judgability   show
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Who is not judgable?   show
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show They possess a heightened ability to make accurate judgments (they are particularly perceptive)  
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Who is the good judge?   show
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Judge perceptiveness / ability   show
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show Some cues are quite available but may be relevant to more than one trait, OR some cues are very relevant but seldom available  
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Good information   show
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Information quality   show
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Acquaintanceship effect   show
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show The kind of information you have might affect accuracy. Some information is more diagnostic (i.e. thoughts/feelings vs. behavior)  
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show -Single trait approach -Many trait approach -Essential trait approach -Typological approach  
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Single trait approach   show
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Self monitoring   show
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show -Carefully survey every situation looking for cues on how to act -Less consistent across situations -Socially skills/poise (talkative, expressive, etc.) -Hypocritical or two-faced  
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show -Do not attend to external cues; rely on internal guides for behavior -More consistent across situations -Independent/self-directed -Integrity -Insensitive -Inflexible/stubborn  
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Many trait approach   show
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California Q-Set   show
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Essential trait approach   show
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show -Based on Lexical Hypothesis -Openness to experience -Conscientiousness -Extraversion -Agreeableness -Neuroticism  
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Lexical Hypothesis   show
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show -Imaginative -Independent -Having broad interests -Receptive to new ideas  
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show -Well organized -Dependable -Careful -Disciplined  
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Extraversion   show
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show -Sympathetic -Polite -Good natured -Soft hearted  
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Neuroticism   show
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Personality development   show
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show -People tend to maintain their standing on a characteristic relative to other people -Actual trait level may change  
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Causes of stability   show
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Causes of stability: temperament   show
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Heterotypic continuity in temperament   show
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Causes of stability: birth order (Sulloway's theory)   show
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show -Small effects at best -First borns: more conscientious -Later borns: more extraverted, open, and agreeable -No differences found for neuroticism  
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Causes of stability: person environment transactions (ACTIVE)   show
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Causes of stability: person environment transactions (REACTIVE)   show
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Causes of stability: person environment transactions (EVOCATIVE)   show
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show -Principle: individual differences in personality become more stable as one ages -Stability stems from development of psychological maturity (develop traits that help a person function adaptively in adult roles and environments also become more stable)  
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Neuroticism (cross-sectional studies)   show
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Extraversion (cross-sectional studies)   show
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Openness (cross-sectional studies)   show
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show Similar to openness  
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Conscientiousness (cross-sectional studies)   show
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show Decreases over lifespan  
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Extraversion (longitudinal studies)   show
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show Unclear, mixed feelings  
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Agreeableness (longitudinal studies)   show
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show Increases through adulthood buy may decline in late adulthood  
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Causes of personality development   show
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Social clocks   show
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