🔵 6.1 Psychological Influences on the Individual: Personality Flashcards
Personality
The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individuals distinctive character
Innate
Nature - born with these characteristics
Nurture
Characteristics gathered from environment
Trait theory
A theory which suggests that innate characteristics produce consistent behaviour
What do coaches use the trait theory for
Coaches like to use the trait theory to predict behaviour of athletes in situations
What are the problems with the trait theory
- It does not take into account personality change which means the predictions for behaviours could be wrong
- it also doesn’t take into account the personal experiences which can change personalities
Example of personality change
When on the pitch, aggressive assertive and demanding
When off the pitch, nice calm and relaxed
What is the Social learning theory
This theory is that our behaviour is learned from significant others by a process called socialisation
What is socialisation?
Associating with other people and picking up their behaviour
Stages of socialisation
Observe - identify - reinforce - copy
Why would I be more likely to pick up behaviour of some people than others
- we are more likely to learn reinforced behaviour that is successful and powerful
- we are also more likely to pick up behaviour as a live event rather than through media
What is the interactionists perspective
A theory which combines trait and social learning theory to predict behaviour in a specific situation. It suggests that the traits we are born with are adapted and used according to the situation
Lewins formula
B f(PxE)
Behaviour is a function of personality and the environment
What 3 features make up a personality in Hollanders theory
1 - core of a performer
2 - typical responses of a performer
3 - role related behaviour of a performer
What is the core of a performer
The values and beliefs of the performer. Consistent and doesn’t change
