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How can such characteristics be organized into a coherent typology?
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List of characteristics that must be organized
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Typology
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How do the traits relate to one another or "hang together"
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How many basic trait are there?
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Are traits single entities or are they composed of different subtraits or facets?
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Are traits more than adjectives?
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Internal casual properties that actively EXPLAIN behavior
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Traits
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Do traits equal the behaviors they are evoked to explain?
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No
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Descriptive summaries that do not have to be internal or casually related to behaviors
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Traits
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Are what make causal theories possible but are not causes themselves
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Trait descriptions
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They serve as useful shorthand description of phenomena (eg. categories of actions) (ie. its easier and helpful)
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Trait descriptions
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Why evoke the idea of a "trait"
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- Useful means of communication (rather
like diagnostic labels)- Can have predictive value
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provide impetus for theories of human nature/behavior- categorization
as an intrinsic need?
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What is the downside of "traits"
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•Much
behavior is context or situation specific•Difficulties
with polarity vs. separate traits, and measuring complex traits such as
affective instability •Cross-cultural
relevance of major trait groupings •Labels
vs. explanations
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What 3 approaches can you use to identify traits
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1. lexical approach 2. statistical approach 3. theoretical approach
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- all important traits are "encoded" in natural language - a good starting point to understanding people
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Lexical approach
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