Psych. 251: Personality - Lecture Flashcards

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Vocabulary flashcards covering core definitions, theory criteria, and functions from Psych. 251: Personality with Prof. Fredric Agatstein.

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Personality

An idea, a way of thinking about certain aspects of human behavior and experience.

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Aspects of Personality

Consistency (over time, over situations, over behaviors), Coherence, and Individual differences.

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Theory

A set of interrelated concepts, used or created by a theorist, to explain some phenomenon of interest.

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Criterion for Evaluating Theory

Does it work? (Truth is not considered an appropriate criterion).

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Functions of Theory

Descriptive, Explanatory, Simplifying, and Heuristic.

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Formal Criteria of Theory

1) Research relevant/testability, 2) Comprehensiveness, and 3) Parsimony.