Chapter Objectives
| 1. Define personality and discuss the origin of the term. |
| 2. Define theory and explain why different theories of personality exist. |
| 3. Distinguish theory from (a) philosophy, (b) speculation, (c) hypothesis, and
(d) taxonomy. |
| 4. Discuss the relationship among theory, hypotheses, and observations. |
| 5. Explain how the psychology of science relates to personality theory. |
| 6. List and discuss six criteria of a useful theory. |
| 7. Explain why a useful theory should be falsifiable. |
| 8. Discuss the various components for a concept of humanity. |
| 9. Define reliability and validity, give examples of each, and discuss why each is important in personality research. |
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