Theoretical and measurement issues in trait psychology |  |
Learning ObjectivesUpon completing this chapter, you will be able to:
| Identify and discuss three assumptions about personality traits that most trait psychologists share. |
| Define and discuss situationism. Provide an example of a situationist interpretation of individual behavioral differences. |
| Discuss the idea of person-situation interaction. Provide an example of an interactionist interpretation of individual behavioral differences. |
| Define and give an example of situational specificity. |
| Define and give an example of a strong situation. |
| Discuss and give examples of selection, evocation, and manipulation as ways in which traits and situations can interact to produce behavior. |
| Discuss aggregation and why it is now a standard practice among trait psychologists. |
| Discuss the measurement issue of careless responding and how trait psychologists might address this problem. |
| Discuss the measurement issue of faking and how trait psychologists might address this problem. |
| Discuss the measurement issue of response sets and how trait psychologists might address this problem. |
| Discuss the two major views of socially desirable responding among trait psychologists. |
| Discuss the application of trait measures to employment selection. What are some of the benefits and liabilities of using traits measures for employment selection? |
| Discuss the use of the GRE as a means of selecting applicants for admission to graduate school in psychology. |
| Define and discuss the "criterion problem" that one faces when attempting to use trait measures to predict real-world behavior. |
| Define and discuss "restriction of range" as a problem one can face when attempting to use trait measures to predict real-world behavior. |
| Discuss integrity testing as a means of employment selection. |
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