6.1 Flashcards
Extrovert
Load and bright personality
Social learning theory
Suggests that behaviour is learned from significant others by socialisation
Trait theory
Suggest that innate characteristics produce consistent behaviour
Interactionist perspective
Combines trait and social learning to predict behaviour in specific situation
Lewis formula
B= f(p x e)
Behaviour is the function of personality and environment
Credulous approach
Link between personality and behaviour is accepted
Sceptical approach
Link between personality and behaviour is doubted
Attitude
Value aimed at an attitude object
Triadic model
Three parts of an attitude
Cognitive / affective / behavioural
Cognitive component
Belief such as the belief in the ablilty to win
Affective component
Relates to feelings and interpretation such as enjoyment
Behavioural component
Actions of the performer
Cognitive dissonance
New info given to the performer to cause unease and motivate change
Persuasion
Effective communication to promote change
