Aspects of personality

Question 1

What does the trait perspective show?

Answer 1

Performer is born with their personality
Genetically determined from their ancestry
Can be predicted / doesn’t change

Question 2

How does the social learning perspective differ?

Answer 2

Personality is learned from our experiences
Changes according to the situation
Likely to copy the behaviour of someone sharing similar characteristics

Question 3

How do the trait and social learning perspectives relate to the nature vs nurture debate?

Answer 3

Nature = trait
Nurture = social learning

Question 4

What does the interactionist perspective demonstrate?

Answer 4

Personality is made up of traits and environmental experiences / social learning
Accepts both perspectives

Question 5

What did Lewin suggest personality consisted of?

Answer 5

Behaviour is a function of an individual’s trait and the environment
Performer adapts to situations

Question 6

Explain Hollander’s model of personality

Answer 6

Personality can be represented by 3 aspects:
1. Core is your true beliefs and values (doesn’t change)
2. Typical responses describe how individuals usually respond
3. How an individual responds in specific environment

Question 7

How can the interactionist theory improve performance?

Answer 7

Coaches can use players’ innate personalities in advantageous situations
Adapts responses through cognitive and somatic strategies