personality quiz 1 - specific definitions

characterology

literary endeavor to describe the different sorts of individuals who existed

Implicit personality theory

describes our unstated assumptions and ideas about how people think, feel, and behave

what is the definition of personality

an organized developing system within the individual that represents the collective action of that individual’s major psychological sub-systems

molecular molar continuum

a model showing where personality is in relation to biological and sociocultural systems

internal-external continuum

personality is found externally and internally as shown by this model

what is personality assesment?

a systematic, multi-method process of gathering information to evaluate a person's characteristic patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior

structural organization

organization of a persons traits/motives/psychological structures that shape their perception and behaviors

personality dynamics

how a persons multiple traits lead to the big 5 and how their traits are organized

personal intelligence

the mental ability to understand personality in oneself and others

temprament

physiologically based motivational + emotional styles people exhibit

psychological mindedness

interest in understanding relationships among psychological processes + how they influence a person’s life

personality psychology

long-standing maladaptive traits and behavior patterns that interfere with social life and work

classical test theory

foundational psychometric framework stating that an observed test score is the sum of a person's "true score" (the flawless measurement) and random "error"

variable

characteristic that changes across a group of people, degree of shyness/friendliness

psychometrics

field of devoted to developing measurment techniques for the assesment of a persons mental qualitys

precision

how close a test score is to the correct value