Trait Perspective Hans and Sybil Eysenck

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Background—History• Hans Jürgen Eysenck• born March 4, 1916, in Berlin, Germany• moved to England in 1930s because opposed Nazi party• 1940 received PhD from the Department of Psychologyat University College London• 1947 wrote book Dimensions of Personality• professor of psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry(part of King’s College London) 1955-1983• died of brain tumor September 4, 1997
Background—Ideas• studied personality using method of factor analysis, a statisticaltechnique introduced by Charles Spearman• believed in two main personality factors, which he described inDimensions of Personality• neuroticism (N)—the tendency to express negative emotions• extraversion (E)—the tendency to enjoy positive events, especiallysocial ones• thought differences in individuals’ behavior determined by relativeprevalence of neuroticism and extraversion• high N and high E—choleric type• high N and low E—melancholic type• low N and high E—sanguine type• low N and low E—phlegmatic type• studies determined that personality is organized in a hierarchyconsisting of types, traits, habitual responses, and specific responses
Page 1: Trait PerspectiveHans and Sybil Eys
Page 5 and 6: Theory/Terms• the two dimensions
Page 7 and 8: Character Analysis/Terms• Lester
Page 9 and 10: Character Analysis/Terms• Angela
Page 11 and 12: Detailed Character Analysis• Ange
Page 13: Detailed Character Analysis• Ange

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