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21 Cards in this Set
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Personality |
The thoughts feelings and behaviours that make an individual unique
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Temperament
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The genetic component of personality
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Longitudinal study
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A study carried out to show how behaviour changes over time
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Monozygotic twins
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Twins developed from on fertilized egg
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Dizygotic twins
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Twins developed from two fertilized eggs
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Type theory
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Personality types are thought to be inherited. They can be discovered using related traits
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Extroversion
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A personality type that describes people who look to the outside world for entertainment
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Introversion
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A personality type that describes people who are content with their own company
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Neuroticism
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A personality type that describes people who are highly emotional and show a quick, intense reaction to fear
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Personality scales
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Ways of measuring personality using yes/no questions
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Psychoticism
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A third dimension identified by Eysenck. People who score high on this dimension are hostile, aggressive, insensitive and cruel
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APD
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A condition in which the individual does not use socially acceptable behaviour or consider the rights of others
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Amygdala
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Part of the brain involved in emotion
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Grey matter
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The outer layer of the brain
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Prefrontal cortex
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The very front of the brain. It's involved inn social and moral behaviour and controls aggression
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Socioeconomic factors
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Social and financial issues that can affect an individual
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Longitudinal study
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A study carried out to show how behaviour changes over time
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Thomas, Chess and Birch (DOP)
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Temperament:
1. One of few longitudinal studies of temperament 2. Children were only from middle-class NYC 3. Parents may have been biased in answers in interviews |
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Eysenck (DOP)
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Measuring personality
1. Only tested on servicemen 2. Describe a limited number of personality types 3. People could have given biased answers based on their moods (questionnaires) |
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Raine et al. (DOP)
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APD
1. Only studied males 2. Study supports biological explanation 3. Participants were volunteers, Not representative |
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Farrington (DOP)
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APD
1. Not a controlled experiment, other factors weren't considered 2. They interviewed the males, parents and teachers, can give socially desirable answers in surveys |
