5.1 Personality Flashcards
Definition of personality
Characteristics that make a person unique
Three. Theories of personality
- Trait
- Social learning.
- Interactionist.
Why is personality important to understand?
Coaches needs to be aware of how different people are how they react to same situations. as people train differently understanding will help get the best outcome
Trait theories to personality
Personality traits are generalisable and can be used to predict behaviour various situations. You have type a and type B
Type a characteristics
Highly competitive, strong desire to succeed, works fast, like to control, prone to suffer stress
Type B characteristics
Non-competitive, un ambitious, works more slowly, does not enjoy control, less prone to stress
Two main researchers into trait theory
A) Eysench
B) Cattel
Eysencks theory
- Introversion – extroversion.
Introvert = unsociable, quiet and reserved
Extrovert= sociable, outgoing and active - Stable – unstable.
Stable = calm, even tempered controlled, reliable , predictable
Unstable = unpredictable, aggressive, outburst, restless, touchy, moody
What is the reticular activating system?
Affects the level of introversion/extroversion acts to either inhibit or excite brain activity order to maintain optimum levels of alertness. Extrovert need increased levels of stimulation to maintain optimum level of attention/brain functioning, create high levels of stimulation to balance out naturally low levels of arousal.
Introverts naturally high levels of citation not need external stimulation
Social learning theory
All behaviour is learned from environmental experience.
Banduras
1. Observing and imitating significant others known as modelling
2. new behaviours acquired when endorse through social reinforcement
Strengths of trait theory
Suggest behaviours predictable. Some evidence behaviour is in innate
Weaknesses of trait theory
Doesn’t predict behaviour consistently. Discount social learning, identical twins brought up in different environments have different personalities.
Strengths of social learning theory
Bobo, doll, experiment, support, idea, ad validity. Evidence suggest some aspects of personality learned by copying significant others.
Weakness of social learning theory
To simplistic, not likely to just be our environment that determine personality. children brought up in the same way don’t display the same personality true we all would have the same personality as role model
Interactionist theory
Combination of other two theories. some traits are born with, but the same time capable of being strongly influenced.
