6.1.1 Personality - Psychological influences on the individual Flashcards
Personality
A unique psychological make up every person has
Extrovert
Extroverts have loud and bright personalities
Introvert
A shy quiet personality
Social Learning theory
(Personality)
The theory suggests that behaviour is learned from significant others by socialisation
Socialisation
(personality)
Developing personality traits by associating and learning from significant others
Trait theory
A theory which suggests that innate characteristics produce stable and consistent behaviour
Interactionist perspective
A theory which combines trait and social learning to predict behaviour in a specific situation
Lewins formula
B=f (PxE) Behaviour is a function of personality and environment
Credulous approach
When the link between personality and behaviour is accepted
Sceptical approach
When the link between personality and behaviour is doubted
The 3 features of the Hollander Approach to Interactionist Theory
The core of the performer (value and beliefs)
Typical responses (the use of inherent traits displayed to specific situations)
The role related behaviour (adapting to a very specific role when the situation demands)
3 ways of measuring personality
Questionnaire (efficient yet biased), observation (true to life but subjective) and interviews (more depth but takes time)
