McCrae and Costa Flashcards
1
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5 factors (OCEAN)
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openness to experience conscientiousness extraversion agreeableness neuroticism
2
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one of the strongest personality trait together with extraversion
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neuroticism
3
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Can be interpreted either cross-sectionally (given-point in time) or longitudinally (lifetime)
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Core components of personality
4
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Universal raw material of personality capacities and dispositions that are generally inferred rather than observed
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basic tendencies
5
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Acquired personality structures that develop as people adapt to their environment
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Characteristic adaptations
6
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Consists of knowledge, views and evaluations of self
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self-concept
7
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2 components in predicting behavior
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core components and peripheral components
8
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core components
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basic tendencies
characteristic adaptations
self-concept
9
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peripheral components
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biological bases (genes) objective biography (everything a person does, thinks, feels) external influences (influence of social situation to personality)
