On the concepts of character and personality

Correctly interpreting the statistical evidence putatively relevant to the disposition–situation debate

Bibliographic Data

ID20401660
AuthorsJames T Lamiell (0000-0003-2367-1192, Georgetown University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume28
Issue2
Pages249-254
Publication date2018-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory & Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0959354317748374
OpenAlexW2781754610
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Complementing Banicki’s (2017) recent discussion of the conceptual and historical aspects of the distinction between theoretical notions of “character” and “personality,” the present commentary is intended as a corrective to the long-standing misinterpretation of empirical findings generated by research psychologists putatively bearing on the theoretical assumption of temporal and trans-situational stability in individuals’ behavioral manifestations of their personal attributes, whether conceived as features of character or as traits of personality. It is hoped that this corrective can facilitate more fruitful future discussions of the issues that Banicki has raised

Big Five personality traits · Character traits · Cognitive psychology · Disposition · Epistemology · Personality · Situational ethics · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Personality Traits and Psychology · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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