What does technical training teach compared to scientific training?
Technical training teaches how to use what is already known.
What do psychologists emphasize in their training?
Psychologists emphasize research methodology, statistical methods, and inference procedures.
What are personality clues?
Observable aspects of personality like behaviors, test scores, or lab responses.
What does Funder's Second Law say about personality indicators?
There are no perfect indicators of personality, only ambiguous clues.
Personality clues definition
Observable aspects like behaviors, test scores, responses
Funder’s Second Law
No perfect indicators, only clues, always ambiguous
Self-judgment data
Person’s evaluations of their own personality
Self-efficacy
Belief in one's own capabilities and traits
Fish-and-water effect
Difficulty noticing obvious traits due to constant exposure
Psychology’s scientific focus
Research, methodology, and exploring the unknown
Limits of informant judgments
Subjectivity, bias, and limited perspective
Answer 10 questions on Personality Data and Assessment.
1. What is the central difference between technical training and scientific training?
2. Which set of skills receives particular emphasis in psychologists’ scientific training?
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