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What are the Big 5?
Openness to Experience
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Neuroticism
Openness to Experience
Represents individual differences in curiosity, fantasy, appreciation of art and beauty, and social attitudes
Conscientiousness
Represents individual differences in being methodical, planning, impulse control, and respecting and abiding by conventional social norms and rules
Extraversion
Reflects individual differences in sociability, social ascendency, activity, excitement seeking, and positive emotionality
Agreeableness
Reflects individual differences in compliance, empathy, collaboration, and altruism
Neuroticism
Individual differences in the tendency to experience frequently and intensively negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, depression, and irritability, as well as having low self-esteem
What is the positive pole of neuroticism?
Emotional stability
Strengths of the Big 5 Model
Comparative (across samples, measures raters, cultures, languages)
Numerous meta-analyses with outcomes
Strong correlations between traits vs. psychopathology (question of which comes first)
Weaknesses of the Big 5 Model
Lacks context and situation, which influence how personality traits impact behavior
There is more to a person than what fits into trait categories
time, place, and roles matter
motivational, development, and strategic terms
Goals/motives have an end state
Unclear whether psychopathology or personality traits comes first
3 Traits in the Dark Triad
Narcissism
Machiavellianism
Psychopathy
Narcissism
Characterized by grandiosity, pride, egotism, and lack of empathy
Machiavellianism
Characterized by manipulation and exploitation of others, a lack of morality, callousness, and extremely self-centered
Psychopathy
Characterized by antisocial behavior (how you view social norms and rules), impulsivity, selfishness, callous and unemotional traits, remorselessness
Which two Big 5 traits are most closely tied to the Dark Triad? How are they related?
Agreeableness and conscientiousness; higher scores in these lead to lower scores on the dark triad (traits are correlated with empathy and rule following)
Impulsivity
Tendency to act without thinking, the difficulty to evaluate the consequences of a behavior, the inability to inhibit an ongoing response, or even the preference for immediate and small rewards over larger but delayed rewards
Eysenck Three Factor Theory (70s-80s)
Neuroticism, Extraversion, Psychoticism
4 basic impulsivity dimensions (impulsiveness is a part of psychoticism)
Narrow impulsiveness
risk-tasking
non-planning
liveliness
Sensation seeking and venturesomeness is part of extraversion
What are the three factors in Eysenck’s Three Factor Theory? Which one is impulsiveness a part of
Neuroticism, extraversion, psychoticism. Impulsiveness is a part of psychoticism
What are the 4 basic impulsivity dimensions as mentioned in Eysenck Three Factor Theory?
Narrow impulsiveness
Risk-taking
Non-planning
Liveliness
In Eysenck Three Factor Theory, which two aspects of impulsiveness are a part of extraversion (and not psychoticism)?
Sensation seeking and venturesomeness
Buss and Plomin 4 Facet Conceptualization of Impulsivity (1975)
Inhibitory control (core feature)
Tendency to consider alternatives and consequences before making a decision
Ability to remain with a task despite competing temptations
Tendency to become bored and need to seek novel stimuli
What is the core feature of Buss and Plomin 4 Facet Conceptualization of Impulsivity?
Inhibitory Control
Barratt - 3 facets (1990s)
Attentional impulsiveness (the ability to focus on tasks at hand and cognitive instability)
Motor impulsiveness (acting on the spur of the moment and perseverance)
Non-planning (self-control and cognitive complexity)
Attentional impulsiveness
the ability to focus on tasks at hand and cognitive instability
Motor Impulsiveness
acting on the spur of the moment and perseverance
UPPS-P Model
Urgency (Negative and Positive)
Premeditation (Lack of)
Perseverance (Lack of)
Sensation Seeking
What is the difference between negative urgency and positive urgency in the UPPS-P Model?
Negative Urgency - rash actions taken in response to negative emotional state (drinking to cope)
Positive urgency - rash actions in response to positive emotions (partying after a win)
How is perseverance defined in the UPPS-P Model?
Tendency to remain focused on a task (lack of perseverance)
How is premeditation defined in the UPPS-P Model?
Tendency to act without thinking (lack of premeditation)
Sensation Seeking
Tendency to seek out novel and thrilling experiences
What is Urgency (negative or positive) in the UPPS-P Model related to?
Problematic substance use via poor coping methods
What is premeditation (lack of) in the UPPS-P Model related to?
Antisocial personality disorder, dementia, or psychopathy
What is perseverance in the UPPS-P Model related to?
ADHD
What is sensation seeking in the UPPS-P Model related to?
substance use and gambling