PERSONALITY
TRAIT THEORIES
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being naive and overly optimistic
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being subjective in interpreting unverifiable phenomena
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overestimating the number of basic traits
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underestimating the role of emotions
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underestimating the variability of behavior from situation to situation
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Detailed explanation-1: -History. Gordon Allport was an early pioneer in the study of traits. This early work was viewed as the beginning of the modern psychological study of personality. He also referred to traits within his work as dispositions.
Detailed explanation-2: -a Type B personality. Which type of personality theorist would most likely be criticized for underestimating the impact of the environment? Roscoe works for a nasty and abusive boss but tells everyone what a wonderful woman she is.
Detailed explanation-3: -Maslow most clearly interjected his own personal values into his study of self-actualized individuals by: selectively studying people with qualities he admired. Humanistic theorists have been criticized for: underestimating the inherent human capacity for destructive and evil behaviors.
Detailed explanation-4: -What were some of Cattell’s contributions? He was the father of the personality trait approach. What are some criticisms of Cattell’s theory? There is a potential for subjectivity errors in the factor analytic approach.