2.2 - personality Flashcards
what approach contains type A and type B personality
narrow band approach
give some characteristics of someone with a type B personality
- patient
- tolerant
- less prone to stress
- works slower
- uncompetitive
- unambitious
give some characteristics of someone with a type A personality
- impatience
- intolerance
- high levels of stress
- works fast
- competitive
- ambitious
why is it beneficial for a coach to know if a performer is type A or type B ?
coach can identitfy scenarios where performer needs extra support to reach full potential
what is the model called where there are four factors - stable/unstable introver/extrovert
eysencks personality inventory
describe a stable person in termms of eysencks personality inventory
- Someone who has consistant behavior
- constant in their emotional behaviour
- behaviour predictable.
- less prone to stress
- can recover quickly from stressful situations.
describe an unstable person in termms of eysencks personality inventory
- unpredictable behaviour
- fluctuating emotions
- more anxious disposition
describe an introvert in terms of eysencks personality inventory
- does not enjoy social situations
- good at concentrating
- Require less stimulation of the reticular activating system.
describe an extrovert in terms of Eysencks personality inventory
- seeks and enjoys social situations.
- may display good leadership skills
- can lack concentration
- Require greater stimulation of the reticular activating system.
describe the trait theory of personality
- Behaviour = function of personality [B=F(P)]
- People are born with established personality characteristics which makes them innate
describe the social learning perspective of personality
- Behaviour = Function of Environment [B=F(E)]
- all behavior is learned
describe the interactionist approach to personality
- Behaviour = Function of Personality x Environment (B= F(PE))
- takes into account the interaction between innate and learned behavior
explain hollanders structure of personality
ring structure like a dart board
- (from in to out) psychological core, typical response, role related behavior
describe the 3 parts of Hollanders structure of personality
role related behavior - The surface of personality, determined by the perception of the situation. This is changeable and may be uncharacteristic from the typical responses.
typical response - The usual manner in which an individual will respond to environmental variables. May be informed by the core, learned response.
psychological core - The real you. Permanent and unaffected by environmental factors. Well protected and difficult for psychologists to reach for research.
give 2 advantages of the social learning approach to personality
- bobo doll experiment adds validity
- there is some evidence to suggest aspects of personality is learned from the environement
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give 2 disadvantages of the social learning approach to personality
- may be viewed as too simplistic
- siblings brought up in the same way do not always show the same personality traits
give 2 advantages of the trait approach to personality
- if correct personality and behavior can be predicted
- some evidence that it is effect by innate chracteristics
give 2 disadvantages of the trait approach to personality
- doesnt account for why personality changes
- Identical twins brought up in different environments do not display the same personality characteristics
