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agreeableness
(n) one of the Big Five traits; the quality of being able to get on well with others
bias
(n) prejudice towards one set of interests or motivations over another
charismatic
(adj) having a charming personality which attracts and inspires people
chromosome
(n) small structures in cells which contain the DNA of a person
cluster
(n) a group of similar things
conscientiousness
(n) one of the Big Five traits; the quality of being responsible and careful
constant
(adj) happening all the time
correlation
(n) a link or relationship between two or more things
dimension
(n) a way of looking at something; a feature of a situation
dizygotic
(adj) of twins who are born of the same mother at the same time but are not genetically identical
environment
(n) surroundings that affect the dveelopment and behaviour of people
extroversion
(n) one of the Big Five traits; the quality of being sociable and open to others
factor analysis
(n) a method for recognizing patterns in the results of a questionnaire
functional magnetic resonance imaging
(n) a technique that uses a scanner to measure the activity of the brain
genes
(n) the parts inside a cell that play a role in controlling a person's characteristics and qualities
genetic
(adj) relating to genes
heredity
(n) the process of characteristics being passed from parent to child
hierarchy
(n) a system in which things are organized by importance
interactionist approach
(n) the view that both genetics and environment affect the behaviour of people
idiographic
(adj) relating to the approach to personality that focuses on individual characteristics
microanalytical
(adj) relating to the detailed analysis of specific elements of a personality
monozygotic
(adj) of twins born from the same mother at the same time who are genetically identical
multivariate
\n (adj) relating to the study of the interaction between specific elements of a personality
neuroticism
(n) one of the Big Five traits; the quality of being emotionally unstable and experiencing negative emotions often
nomothetic
(adj) relating to an approach to personality that focuses on identifying traits which are common to everyone
openness
(n) one of the Big Five traits; the quality of being curious, imaginative and willing to try new things
optimism
(n) a feeling that good things will happen
overlap
(n) a shared area of interest (v) to cover part of the same area of interest
pessimism
(n) a belief that bad things are likely to happen
physiology
(n) the scientific study of life
potential
(n) the possibility of something happening; a quality in someone that can be developed
predict
(v) to guess what will happen in the future
predisposition
(n) a tendency to behave in a certain way or suffer from a particular disorder
reckless
(adj) having a lack of care towards danger
self-actualization
(n) attaining our full human potential
self-efficacy
(n) a sense of being in control of the outcomes of our actions
self-reporting
(n) a research method that relies on the subjective views of the participants
situationism
(n) the theory that personality is not fixed, but determined by circumstances
tendency
(n) a habit of behaving a certain way in a certain situation
twin
(n) one of two children born to the same mother at the same time
unique
(adj) unlike any other; one of a kind
upbringing
(n) the way in which someone is cared for throughout childhood
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