TYPE CUM TRAIT THEORY HANS JURGEN EYSENCK HANS

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY HANS JURGEN EYSENCK

HANS JURGEN EYSENCK

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY • Eysenck • He is a German born British psychologist • His theory is distinctive in a number of aspects

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • This theory tries to synthesize the type and trait approaches • It starts with trait approach and • It describes definite personality types • Eysenck extracted second order factors and grouped traits into definite personality types

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • A model of personality must be hierarchical. He proposed a hierarchy containing four levels. • These are the four levels of behaviour organization.

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck The four levels of behaviour organization The lowest level of specific responses The second level of habitual responses The third level of organization of habitual acts in to traits • The fourth level or organization of these traits into a general type • •

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • He distinguishes between the concepts of traits and types • A trait refers to a set of related behaviours that repeatedly occur together.

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • Sociability is a trait • Talk with friends • Goes to party and • Keep company with others are related behaviours

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • A type is a higher order or super ordinate construct comprised of a set of correlated traits • Extrovert is a type • Sociability • assertiveness and • venturesome are correlated traits

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck Type is more inclusive than trait

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • It clearly demonstrated that • Human behaviour can be very well organized into hierarchy • With specific responses at the bottom and • the definite personality type at the top.

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • The three dimensions derived by Eysenck are; • 1. Introversion – extroversion • 2. Neuroticism ( emotional instability – emotional stability) and • 3. Psychoticism.

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • These dimensions refer to definite personality types • Introvert, Extrovert, Neurotic and Psychotic. • These types stand along a scale with a lower end a high end. • People belong to various points between these two extremes.

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • Introversion Extroversion • Emotional instability (neurotic) Emotional stability • Empathic etc. , Solitary etc. , (psychotic)

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • • Introverts are recognized as Quiet Introspective Reserved Disciplined Reflective and Well ordered

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • • • Extroverts are recognized as Sociable Impulsive Outgoing Optimistic and jolly

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • • • Neurotic Moody Touchy Anxious and restless

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • • • Emotionally stable ( not neurotic) Stable Calm Even tempered Carefree and Dependable

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • • Psychotic Solitary Insensitive Egocentric Impulsive Impersonal Opposed to accepted social norms

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • • Not psychotic More empathic Less adventurous bold

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • Eysenck developed two well known personality inventories • Maudsley Personality Inventory • and • Eysenck Personality Inventory

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • Contribution • He developed a theory by which one’s behaviour can be described, explained and predicted. • His personality inventories can be used to assess one’s personality.

TYPE – CUM – TRAIT THEORY Eysenck • Contribution • He gave personality a biological and hereditary base. • He accepted the role of environmental influences in developing and shaping personality.

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