[SOLVED] Personality Trait
In thisassignment, you will be askedto describe the process of developing a new measure of a personalitytrait. Thiscan be a real personality trait that personalitypsychologists already study, orit can be a new trait that you thinkis important that others have yet to investigate.You will describe the nature of thetrait,the sources of information we could obtain about it,the process of developing the measure, andthe process of testing the quality of this measure.To completethis assignment, writea 3-pagepaperdescribingthese issues.Youwilllosepointsifyoudonotfollowthesedirectionsprecisely!Thisincludesgettingthelength,font,margins,etc.correct.Formatting(YOU MAYNEEDTO CHANGETHE DEFAULTSETTINGS FORYOURWORDPROCESSING PROGRAMTO CORRECTLYFORMATYOUR PAPER).???The paper must be at least 3fullpagesandno more than 4 pages long.WhenI say 3 full pages, I mean it. Do not write 2 and a halfpages.Do not write 2 and 3/4 pages.The writing shouldgo allthe way to the bottom of the 3rdpage (andto be safe, you maywant to go a line or two on to thefourth page.You willlose pointsif your paper is even one line shorter than three pages.??The paper mustbe double-spaced,and you should use 1 inchmargins all around. ??Use 12-pointTimes New Roman font.??Do not put extra spacesbetween paragraphs.??Do not start thewriting halfwaydown the first page(see sample).??Do not copydirectly from the book, thenotes, or other students.Work on your own and write in your own words.I use software that compares your document to other students in this class, previous classes, and to documents on the internet.You will get a failing grade for the course if you are caught using otherpeople’s papers towrite your own. Itwill take you much less time to write the paperon your own thanto modify someone elses work to avoiddetection.??You will be asked to underlinecertainparts of your assignment.This will help guide us when grading your papers.Please make sure to follow this guidancecarefully.??Label each of the four sections belowwith theheadings:Trait Description,Sources of Information, Developing a Measure,Testingthe Quality (see the sample below).Content.??First, come up witha personality trait that you wish to study.As I noted, this can be a personality traitthat personality psychologists alreadyrecognize and study, or it couldbe a new one that you havenot readabout in your text.At thebeginning of your paper, provide the name of the trait (and underline it the first time you use that name) and provide a definition.Describe what people who are highin this trait tend to do and describe why the traitmight be important tounderstand.??Next,describe three different sources of information thatcould beused to get a sense of wherea person stands on that trait.For eachsource of information,underline the name of thesource of the information(i.e.,the generic name for this sourceof information as described in the lectureandthebook)Then,provide aspecific example of this sourceof information for thetrait you chose to study.Finally,provide one advantage and one disadvantage of that source of information for studying that trait.??Third,describe one process that could be used to develop a measureof that trait.You should select one ofthe processes that was explicitly described in the lecture andin the book.Describewhat the process is and why you selected it (i.e., what the advantages are).Make sure you underline the name of the process the first time you use it. ??Finally, describe thevarious ways that you could go about testingthe quality of your measure.In lecture, we talked about a variety of ways to test whether a measure is a good one.Describethose techniquesas theyrelate tothe specific measure you developed.Underline thenameof each specific way that you would testthis, then provide a definition for the test, alongwith a specific example for your measure.Grading.Thisexerciseis meant to get you thinking about theseprinciples and applying them to your life.Itis not meant to be a high stress assignment.You will get credit if you follow instructions.Makesureyoufollowdirectionscarefully.You willlose points if your paperis not long enough,if you dont answer eachof the four parts, or if you do not follow any of the instructions from above.In addition,you willlose one point for each hour that the paper is late.Turningin your paper.You will need to type your paperon a computerand save thepaper as afilethat can be uploaded to the assignment dropbox.Please save your fileas a MicrosoftWorddocument or a RichText Format (.rtf) document.Please nameyour file using your PID (e.g., A999999999 HW1.doc)Go tothecourse web site. Click on lessons and then Paper#1 Dropbox. Click on browseand locate your file on your computer. Thenclick on ok to upload your file (dont worry about puttingin a titleor selecting a file type).IMPORTANTNOTE:UNSUPPORTEDBROWSERSMAYAPPEARTOWORKWHENYOUUSETHEM.HOWEVER,THEYOFTENHAVEPROBLEMSWHENUPLOADINGDOCUMENTSORCOMPLETINGEXAMS.FORINSTANCE,ITMAYAPPEARTHATYOUCORRECTLYUPLOADEDADOCUMENTTOADROPBOX,BUTTHEDOCUMENTITSELFWILLNOTBEUPLOADED.FORTHISREASON,ONLYUSESUPPORTEDBROWSERSWHENWORKINGONTHISCLASS.ALSO,AFTERUPLOADINGYOURPAPER,PLEASEMAKESURETHATITWORKED.TOMAKESUREITWORKEDCORRECTLY,LEAVETHEPAGE,THENCLICKONTHEDROPBOXASSIGNMENTTORETURNTOTHEUPLOADPAGE.ONCEYOUARETHERE,YOUSHOULDSEEALINKTOTHEFILEYOUUPLOADED.CLICKONITANDMAKESUREITOPENSCORRECTLY.Technical difficulties are not an excusefor late assignments (you shouldhave already practiced uploadinga file to a dropbox).You arestronglyencouragedto submit your assignment earlyto make sure there are no problems