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Theories Of Personality: McCrae and Costa
This deck covers key concepts from McCrae and Costa's theories of personality, focusing on the five-factor model and core components of personality.
5 factors (OCEAN)
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
5 factors (OCEAN)
openness to experience; conscientiousness; extraversion; agreeableness; neuroticism
one of the strongest personality trait together with extraversion
neuroticism
Can be interpreted either cross-sectionally (given-point in time) or longitudinally (lifetime)
Core components of personality
Universal raw material of personality capacities and dispositions that are generally inferred rather than observed
basic tendencies
Acquired personality structures that develop as people adapt to their environment
Characteristic adaptations
Consists of knowledge, views and evaluations of self
self-concept
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
5 factors (OCEAN) | openness to experience; conscientiousness; extraversion; agreeableness; neuroticism |
one of the strongest personality trait together with extraversion | neuroticism |
Can be interpreted either cross-sectionally (given-point in time) or longitudinally (lifetime) | Core components of personality |
Universal raw material of personality capacities and dispositions that are generally inferred rather than observed | basic tendencies |
Acquired personality structures that develop as people adapt to their environment | Characteristic adaptations |
Consists of knowledge, views and evaluations of self | self-concept |
2 components in predicting behavior | core components and peripheral components |
core components | basic tendencies; characteristic adaptations; self-concept |
peripheral components | biological bases (genes); objective biography (everything a person does, thinks, feels); external influences (influence of social situation to personality) |