Grant Clay
Period 3
11/16/08
AP Psychology Outline
Chapter 12: Personality
Red ? Definition
Blue - Important Points
Green - Important People & Contributions
Personality ? An Individual?s Unique Constellation of Consistent Behavioral Traits.
Personality Trait ? Durable Disposition to Behave in a Particular Way in a Variety of Situations.
Factor Analysis ? Raymond Cattell - Correlations Among many Variables are Analyzed to Identify Closely related Clusters of Variables.
5-Factor Model of Personality Traits
Robert McCrae & Paul Costa
Extraversion ? Outgoing, Sociable, Upbeat, Friendly, Assertive.
Neuroticism ? Anxious, Hostile, Self-Conscious, Insecure, Vulnerable.
Openness to Experience ? Curiosity, Flexibility, Imagitiveness, Artistic, Unconventional.