Personality

supported by research

discredited

shown to be accurate for thin people but not overweight people

shown to be accurate for women but not for men

extraversion

agreeableness

neuroticism

openness to experience

physical characteristics that distinguish us from other people

relatively enduring characteristics that influence our behaviour across many situations

unconscious tendencies to act in different ways according to the situation

permanent personality tendencies that determine our behaviour in any situation

low self-realization

an Adlerian complex

an inferiority complex

low actualization

they are very attractive

their DNA has been modified

they are easy to knock out

they are unusually aggressive

tell us anything about the role of genes

be used to study human beings

provide information relevant to the nature/nurture debate

tell us anything about the role of the environment

palliative

psychodynamic

patronymic

psychedelic

unconscious drives

the Big Five traits

personality and psychological disorders

leadership potential

family studies

case studies

adoption studies

twin studies

primary, secondary, tertiary

cognitive, emotional, physiological

id, ego, superego

cardinal, central, secondary