June 2008 Measuring Personality Constructs: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Self-Reports‚ Informant Reports and Behavioural Assessments Jennifer Dodorico McDonald University of Cambridge jad64@hermes.cam.ac.uk Abstract Achieving construct validity‚ or using measures that accurately represent particular theoretical constructs‚ is an important goal of social science research. This article reviews arguments regarding the strengths and limitations of personality assessment methods in terms
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The Slavenka Drakulic essay “He Would Never Hurt a Fly” is about a young man named Goran Jelisic‚ a Bosian Serb‚ who is on trial for executing thirteen prisoners in a Breko police station and Luka prison camp in 1992. Drakulic portrays Jelisic as a handsome young man with a “serene face‚ lively eyes‚ and [a] big reassuring grin… the kind of person who would give up his seat‚ on a street car‚ for an invalid to sit down (1117). Drakulic is surprised that the man with such boyish features could be
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1 1 of 55 PERSONALITY 2 2 of 55 Chapter outlines • Define Personality • Theories of Personality 1.Trait Theories 2.Psychoanalytic Theory 3.SocialCognitive Theories 4.Humanistic Theories • Personality tests • MBTI 3 of 55 2 questions • Why don’t people react in the same way to the same situation? • early life experiences • biological makeup • learning • Can we predict behavior? Does it depend on personality traits or on situation? • is personality assessment meaningful? 4 4 of 55
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The composition of human personality is the subject of innumerable theories. Each focuses on one or several particular aspects or dimensions of personality‚ but none appear to consider it in its full scope‚ depth and integrity. Some theories focus more on differences in type‚ others on the relative development of specific characteristics and competencies and still others on the dynamics of interaction between several psychological constructs such as Freud’s ego‚ super ego and id. A typological
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Francis Bacon - The Portraits Francis Bacon was born in Dublin‚ Ireland to English parents. When F. Bacon grow up and was more independent he then travelled to Berlin were he spent most of his time there. He then moved onto Paris‚ before returning to London and starting out as an interior designer. Bacon never attended art school; he only began his work in watercolours about 1926 – 27. An exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso inspired him to make his first drawings and paintings. The influence
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Christian Gutierrez Dr. Wendy Slatkin ART 213 19 November 2012 The Portrait of Marten Looten There have been many great artists throughout the history of mankind. World famous and household names such as Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Picasso may be the first to come to mind. However there is one artist who perhaps surpasses the aforementioned names in terms of technical skill; a man who is incredibly proficient in the fields of painting and especially etching; a man who’s work symbolizes
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Does personality has any relation to self-assessed intelligence? It depends on the elements that contribute to personality. What is personality? Personality is defined as the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his characteristic behaviour and thought (Allport‚ 1961‚ p.28). On the other hand‚ intelligence is defined as a very general mental capability that‚ among other things‚ involves the ability to reason‚ plan‚ solve problems‚ think
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PERSONALITY 1. The study of personality is concerned with generalities about people (human nature) as well as with individual differences. Personality is understood in terms of what characteristics individuals have‚ how they became that way (the determinants of personality)‚ and why they behave the way they do (motivation). 2. There are several perspectives or approaches that one can use to understand a person’s personality: A. Psychodynamic Perspective: Early life experiences‚ particularly
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is above all a portrait of Stephen Dedalus. It is through Stephen that we see his world‚ and it is his development from sensitive child to rebellious young man that forms the plot of the novel.<br><br>There are many Stephens‚ often contradictory. He is fearful yet bold‚ insecure yet proud‚ lonely and at the same time afraid of love. One Stephen is a romantic who daydreams of swashbuckling heroes and virginal heroines. The other is a realist at home on Dublin’s
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A Portrait of Mona Lisa Courtney Wilder ENG121: English Composition I Prof. Laloni Christenson July 22‚ 2013 A Portrait of Mona Lisa Art is a traditional work that is painted in many different pattern of objects. Many people create portraits of art as an expression of how they feel. In the modern world‚ art is shown in different cities‚ subways‚ parks and etc. The greatest art was created in the early century and was called a masterpiece. This portrait was
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