CSUF PSYC 331 EXAM Guide 2024

Hans Eysenck - Correct Answer personality theorist; asserted that personality is largely determined by genes, used introversion/extroversion What are the three basic personality dimensions? - Correct Answer 1. extraversion-introversion 2. neuroticism 3. psychoticism Extraversion - Correct Answer A personality dimension describing someone who is sociable, gregarious, and assertive Introversion - Correct Answer dimension of personality in which people tend to withdraw from excessive stimulation Neuroticism - Correct Answer degree of emotional instability or stability Psychoticism - Correct Answer measure of nonconformity or social deviance Eysenck's Hierarchical Model of Personality - Correct Answer Model of personality based on traits that Eysenck believed were highly heritable and had psychophysiological foundation What were Eysenck's three arguments in terms of biology? - Correct Answer - consistency - cross-cultural research - genetics Sensitivity to Stimulation - Correct Answer -Introverts and extraverts differ in how their brains respond to emotional stimuli -Introverts are quickly aroused when exposed to external stimulation Sensitivity to reinforcement - Correct Answer - behavioral approach system (BAS) - behavioral inhibition system (BIS) BAS/BIS - Correct Answer - behavioral activation system(id): high reward, low inhibitions - behavioral inhibition system (superego): non-reward and punishment (compare to Freud's id/superego) temperament - Correct Answer a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity What are the dimensions in temperament? - Correct Answer - emotionality - activity