1. What is the Freudian model that describes the personality as composed of the Id, Ego, and Superego?
2. How do the concepts of personality structures and hierarchy of traits differ or are similar?
3. What is the primary role or purpose of conceptions of traits and dimensions in personality psychology?
Psychology of personality — focus?
Study of stable traits, patterns, and structures.
Traits & dimensions — difference?
Traits are stable properties; dimensions are continuums.
Hierarchy of traits — purpose?
Organizes broad to specific personality features.
Personality — definition?
Stable psychological traits and patterns.
Temperament — innate or learned?
Innate, biologically based differences.
Phrenology & Physiognomy — validity?
Pseudoscientific methods, no scientific basis.
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