psychology assignment

Personality Traits.  Below is a list of terms that describe personality traits that are commonly found in the population.  You can probably think of many others, but stick with these for this exercise.  The purpose of this exercise is to compare your own ratings of yourself with the ratings of others.   Do others see you in the same way that you see yourself?  Follow the directions below to discover the answer to this question.

1. •  Make several copies of the rating sheet below.  Ask three people to separately rate you on the list of traits.  You should also rate yourself.  Select a variety of people to do the rating, such as a family member, friend, co-worker, neighbor, teacher, spouse, etc.

1. • You and each of your raters should select and check off 20 traits that describe you best.  It may be difficult to stick to 20, but force yourself (and your raters) to do so.

1. • On the summary-rating sheet (located beneath the rating sheet), check off your choices and the choices of each of the raters.

1. • Finally, evaluate your results.  The following questions should help you.  This part of the exercise is what you will turn in to me.

1. 1. 1. Overall, does your selection of traits present a favorable, neutral, or unfavorable picture of your personality? Be sure to provide evidence for your answer based on your choice of traits (i.e., provide examples of the traits chosen, provide the percentage of favorable, neutral or unfavorable traits, etc.)
      2. Do the traits identified by your raters present a favorable, neutral, or unfavorable picture? Again, be sure to provide evidence for your answer based on your raters’ choice of traits.
      3. How different are the traits selected by your raters from yours?  In what ways do they differ? If they do not differ, then how are they similar?  Provide examples from the various ratings and percentages (i.e., what percentage of traits were the same?).
      4. How do you explain the differences or similarities you see in the ratings?
      5. Which of your traits appear to be most positive based on all ratings? Why do you consider these traits positive?
      6. Which of your traits appear to be most negative based on all ratings? Why do you consider these traits negative?
      7. What do you think about this type of evaluation of personality? What are the advantages and disadvantages for using this type of evaluation to determine personality? How could you improve this procedure? In answering these questions be sure to use some of the information you learned about research methods in Lesson 1.
         PERSONALITY TRAITS: RATING SHEET

Rater’s I.D. ___________________________________ (Rater may wish to be anonymous)

Name of person you will be rating: ___________________________________________

Instructions:  Check the twenty (20) traits from this list that best describe the person named above.  Your evaluation should be based on behavior that you have observed.

___ boastful                ___ generous              ___ optimistic              ___ shy

___ candid                  ___ good-natured        ___ orderly                  ___ sincere

___ clumsy                 ___ gracious               ___ outgoing               ___ skeptical

___ compulsive           ___ grouchy                ___ patient                  ___ sloppy

___ considerate          ___ headstrong           ___ perceptive            ___ sly

___ cooperative          ___ honest                  ___ persistent              ___ smart

___ cordial                  ___ idealistic               ___ persuasive            ___ sociable

___ courageous          ___ imaginative           ___ pessimistic           ___ studious

___ courteous             ___ kind                      ___ prejudiced            ___ suspicious

___ crafty                    ___ logical                   ___ prideful                 ___ tactful

___ daring                   ___ loyal                      ___ punctual               ___ tense

___ dependable          ___ mature                  ___ reasonable           ___ truthful

___ diligent                  ___ methodical           ___ rebellious              ___ understanding

___ efficient                ___ modest                 ___reliable                   ___ unselfish

___ energetic              ___ naïve                    ___ respectful             ___ vain

___ ethical                   ___ neat                      ___ sarcastic               ___ versatile

___ forgetful                ___ nervous                ___ sexy                     ___ warm

___ friendly                 ___ open-minded        ___ short-tempered    ___ wholesome

 

 

PERSONALITY TRAITS: SUMMARY SHEET

In order to compare your own rating of yourself with the ratings of others, put your own twenty (20) checks on this chart first.  Then put each rater’s checks in the boxes provided.

	Raters
	Me	1	2	3
boastful
candid
clumsy
compulsive
considerate
cooperative
cordial
courageous
courteous
crafty
daring
dependable
diligent
efficient
energetic
ethical
forgetful
friendly
generous
good-natured
gracious
grouchy
headstrong
honest
idealistic
imaginative
kind
logical
loyal
mature
methodical
modest
naïve
neat
nervous
open-minded
optimistic
orderly
outgoing
patient
perceptive
persistent
persuasive
pessimistic
prejudiced
prideful
punctual
reasonable
rebellious
reliable
respectful
sarcastic
sexy
short-tempered
shy
sincere
skeptical
sloppy
sly
smart
sociable
studious
suspicious
tactful
tense
truthful
understanding
unselfish
vain
versatile
warm
wholesome

 

 

 

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