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THEORY 1. Describe 1. Describe 2. Explain 2. Explain 3. Predict 3. Predict.

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1 THEORY 1. Describe 1. Describe 2. Explain 2. Explain 3. Predict 3. Predict

2 A Good Theory 1. Coherent 1. Coherent 2. Testable 2. Testable 3. Parsimonious but not too Narrow 3. Parsimonious but not too Narrow 4. Interesting 4. Interesting

3 Allport’s definition of Personality “Personality is a dynamic organization inside a person of psychophysical systems that creates a person’s characteristic patterns of behavior, thought and feeling.” “Personality is a dynamic organization inside a person of psychophysical systems that creates a person’s characteristic patterns of behavior, thought and feeling.”

4 What does this mean? Suggests that Personality is: Suggests that Personality is: psychological psychological enduring enduring general general


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