분야
hwpR. B. Cattell
Eysenck
Gordon Allport
The Big Five Personality Traits
Shyness
Narcissism
Perfectionism
Conclusion
There are eight basic aspects reconsidered in modern terms to explain personality; Psychoanalytic, Neo-analytic/Ego, Biological, Behaviorist, Cognitive, Trait, Humaistic and Interactionist. For our group presentation, we will focus on Trait approach to explain personality. Trait approach is the use of a limited set of adjectives or adjective dimensions to describe and scale individuals. Using this approach, a couple of theorists have developed their own theories. Gordon Allport defined trait as a generalized neuro-psychic structure or core tendency that underlies behavior across time and situations. He thought each person has unique, key qualities. R. B. Cattell went further with this view; the traits listed by Allport were further grouped, rated, and then “factor analyzed” by Cattell. In addition, Eysenck believed that there were three dimensions of traits; extroversion, neuroticism, and psychoticism. These theories helped develop a vast amount of research and has lead to the idea that trait can be categorized into five big dimensions. The Big Five theory consists of dimensions that include extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness. We will introduce each theory and discuss how narcissism, perfectionism, and shyness can be inferred from the Big Five theory to see if there are any similarities or differences between these personality traits.