AP Psych - Module 56-58 Flashcards
Psychodynamic theories, humanistic theories, trait theories
psychodynamic theories
modern-day approaches that view personality with a focus on the unconscious and the importance of childhood experiences
Rorshach test
set of 10 inkblots, seeks to identify people’s inner feelings by analyzing their interpretations of the blots; criticized for not having consistent results
What does Alder believe behavior is driven by?
efforts to conquer childhood inferiority feelings that trigger our strivings for superiority and power
What did Horney say childhood anxiety triggers?
desire for love and security
Carl Jung’s collective unconscious
shared, inherited reservoir of memory traces from our species’ history (“mother as a symbol of nurturance”)
Projective tests
personality test, like the Rorschach, that provides ambiguous stimuli designed to trigger projection of one’s inner dynamics
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
projective test where people express their inner feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes
False consensus effect
tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and our behaviors
terror-management theory
theory of death-related anxiety; explores people’s emotional and behavioral responses to reminders of their impending death
humanistic theorists
view personality with a focus on the potential for healthy personal growth
self-actualization
process of fulfilling our potential
who invented self-actualization
Abraham Maslow
characteristics of people who are self-actualizing
self-aware, self-accepting, open, spontaneous, loving and caring, nor paralyzed by others’ opinions, secure in who they are, interests are problem-centered (not self-centered), particular task (their “mission in life”)
who invented person-centered perspective
Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers’ three conditions
genuineness, acceptance, empathy
