{21} Personality II Flashcards
Identify:
Evolutionary Perspective?
Personality traits, like physical traits evolve over long periods of time and have adaptive functions
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Biological Persepective?
Individual differences in personality traits stem from genetic, neurological, and physiological sources
Identify:
Two problems faced by living things?
Evolutionary Perspective
Survival & Reproduction
Define:
Mechanisms?
Physical? Psychological?
Adaptive solutions to problems faced by living things
Physical : The bodily organs and systems that solve survival and reprodutctive problems
Psychological : Internal and specific cognitive, motivational, or personality systems that solve problems
Define:
Psychoticism?
Traits?
A combination of openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness
Aggresive, Cold, Antisocial, Impulsive, Egocentric, Creative,
Define:
Cortical Arousal?
High? Low?
How active the brain is at a resting state as well as how sensitive it is to stimulation
High - High Sensitivity; Less stimulation required
Low - Low Sensitivity; More Stimulation Required
Define:
Sensory Threshold?
High? Low?
How much of a stimulus is required for it to be percieved
High- Lower sensitivity to stimuli
Low - Greater sensitivty to stimuli
Define:
Collectivism?
A group that is more concerned about the impact of their behavior on their family, friends, and social groups
Score higher on Conscientiousness and Agreeableness
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Individualism?
A group more concerned with how their behavior will affect their personal goals
Identify:
Relationship between Personality & Career Choice?
Extraverts : Prefer social and enterprising majors (such as psychology, social work, and education)
Introverts/Thinking Types : Prefer realistic and investigative majors (Mech E or Arachaeology)
Define:
Congruence?
When people find environments reinforcing and satisfying because they resemble their personality patterns
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Counterproductive Work Behavior?
Anything done by the employee that is intentionally negative for the organization
Identify:
Best Big 5 for Careers?
Conscientiousness & Extraversion
Define:
Expectancy?
High? Low? More?
The subjective probabilty that a given behavior will lead to a particular outcome, or reinforcer
High - Confident behavior will result in outcome
Low- Not Confident behavior will result in outcome
Formed based on past experiences
Explain:
Equally desirable Outcomes?
If equal outcomes, one wil engage in behavior that has the greatest likelihood of paying off (Highest Expectancy)