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

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

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.”

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