Psychology

unit 9

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