Sunday, 23 November 2014

The Myth of the Enduring Personality - Part VIII (conclusion)

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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