Overview
Readings
Module 62, Trait Theories, pages 636-45.
Learning Targets
62-1 Explain how psychologists use traits to describe personality.
62-2 Discuss some common misunderstandings about introversion.
62-3 Describe personality inventories, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses as trait-assessment tools.
62-4 Identify the traits that seem to provide the most useful information about personality variation.
62-5 Discuss whether research supports the consistency of personality traits over time and across situations.
Class Materials
Video Resources