7.1 Personality Part 3

Question 1

What did C. Robert Cloninger propose regarding the biological perspective?

Answer 1

proposed that personality is linked to the level of activity of certain neurotransmitters in three interacting systems

Question 2

What is the person-situation controversy?

Answer 2

considers the degree to which a person’s reaction in a given situation is due to their personality or is due to the situation itself

Question 3

What are traits in relation to the person-situation controversy?

Answer 3

considered to be internal, stable, and enduring aspects of personality that should be consistent across most situations

Question 4

What are states in relation to the person-situation controversy?

Answer 4

situation; they are unstable, temporary, and variable aspects of personality that are influenced by the external environment

Question 5

What are social cues?

Answer 5

verbal or nonverbal hints that guide social interactions