In this video I describe the relationship between scores on trait assessments and actual behaviors. As Walter Mischel demonstrated, the correlation between trait scores and behaviors is fairly low, but it’s important to keep in mind that traits describe tendencies, … Read More
What is Personality?
In this video I introduce the concept of personality and two main approaches to studying it; a nomothetic approach and an idiographic approach. I also briefly describe the history of considering biological explanations for why people differ. Don’t forget to … Read More