Talk:Theories of Personality (PSY 225-A01)/Chapter 8

Questions I missed
What is one main difference between Jung’s type theory and Allport’s trait theory?

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Jung’s type theory includes a small number of possible types, with each person best matching one, while Allport’s trait theory includes a large number of possible traits.

[I got this right but I want this memorized]

One important feature of the Big Five trait theory, as contrasted with Murray’s needs-based approach, is that

a person’s standing on each of the five dimensions is assessed in Big Five, but the needs approach assesses which need or needs are prominent in an individual.

In recent years, research studies have indicated that college students are becoming increasingly:

Extroverted

Which of the following situations is an example of the concept of “zero acquaintance”?

Dinesh is evaluating a student who just came into his class, whom he has never met—there has been zero interaction with this person.

In his high-school classes, Torsten is the student who every classmate and every teacher knows by the second day of school. He is the “class clown,” always attracting attention with the comments he calls out, and with jokes, pantomime acts, and exaggerated gestures. From the perspective of Henry Murray, what would be Torsten’s most prominent need?

Need for exhibition (n Exh)

—Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 18:47, 11 March 2023 (UTC)