
Sunday, 23 November 2014
The Myth of the Enduring Personality - Part VIII (conclusion)

Part I of the series here
Conclusion
Having
outlined the notion of personality traits here, it seems that many
new questions are raised. One of the first ones that may appear is
why I've gone to the trouble of highlighting Eyesenck's flawed
personality trait studies.
Surely I could be accused...
Monday, 17 November 2014
The Myth of the Enduring Personality - Part VII

The Myth of the Enduring Personality - Part VII
Part I of the series here
F.A.E - The Fundamental Attribution Error
In
rating people we have a propensity to commit the 'fundamental
attribution error'
which is where we
overvalue
the effect of human agency, and underestimate the effect of the
present situation in explaining behaviour (Butt, 2004).
To...
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