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Ch. 8 - Personality Flashcards

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Personality

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Enduring ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that characterize a person’s response to situations

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What 3 behaviours are attributed to personality?

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Components of identity
Perceived internal cause
Perceived organization and structure

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Conscious

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A person’s immediate awareness of their current environment

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Preconscious

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Available to awareness (things that aren’t always in our awareness, but they can be easily recalled)

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Unconscious

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Unavailable to awareness (repressed wishes and conflicts)

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Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory

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Human behaviour is influenced by unconscious memories, thoughts, and urges. Freud used techniques such as hypnosis, free association, and dream analysis to try to access people’s unconscious minds

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Name the 3 components of the mind according to Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory

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Id
Ego
Superego

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Id

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Unconscious mind only
Believed to be the only structure present at birth
Operates under the pleasure principle

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Ego

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Primarily functions at conscious level, but also within preconscious level
A mediator between Id and Superego
Operates under the reality principle

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Superego

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Involved in morals of our personality
Permanently blocks gratification of the id
Typically develops by age of 5 years old

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Pleasure Principle

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Seeking immediate gratification/release (or avoiding pain) regardless of ethical/rational concerns, and environmental realities

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Reality Principle

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Assessing the reality of the external world, and acting upon it accordingly rather than acting on the pleasure principle (only give into unconscious desires when it makes sense)

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Name the 7 common defence mechanisms

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Displacement
Repression
Sublimation
Regression
Denial
Projection
Rationalization

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Displacement

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Dangerous impulse is repressed, but redirected to a less threatening target

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Defence Mechanisms

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Common reactions that help us cope with stressful situations. These mechanisms usually operate on an unconscious level and they distort/deny reality

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Repression

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Ego uses its energy to prevent anxiety-arousing thoughts from entering one’s consciousness. Thus, one has no memory of traumatic events, but the events influence their actions and behaviours

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Sublimation

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Transforming socially unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable actions or behaviours (a mature defence mechanism)

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Regression

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Person retreats to a child-like state so they do not have to deal with their anxiety

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Denial

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Person does not acknowledge reality or denies the consequences of their reality

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Projection

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Rather than acting on a socially unacceptable impulse, a person attributes their unacceptable impulse onto other people

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Rationalization

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Person creates false explanations for their anxiety-arousing behaviour. This protects themselves from feelings of guilt, disappointment, and anxiety

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Freud’s Psychosexual Development Theory

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Personalities are moulded by early life experiences. At each stage of life, a key task centred around a particular erogenous zone needs to be accomplished before the next stage to avoid fixation

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Stages of Psychosexual Development

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  1. Oral
  2. Anal
  3. Phallic
  4. Latency
  5. Genital
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Oral Stage of Psychosexual Development

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Occurs at 0-2 years of age
Erogenous Zone: Mouth
Key Task: Weaning (transition from breastfeeding to other foods and fluids)

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Anal Stage of Psychosexual Development

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Occurs at 2-3 years old
Erogenous Zone: Anus
Key Task: Toilet training

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Phallic Stage of Psychosexual Development

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Occurs at 4-6 years of age
Erogenous Zone: Genitals
Key Task: Resolving Oedipus complex

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Oedipus Complex

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Desire for sexual involvement with parent of the opposite gender and jealousy towards parent of the same sex

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Latency Stage of Psychosexual Development

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Occurs starting at age of 7 up to puberty
No erogenous zone
Key Task: Developing social relationships

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Genital Stage of Psychosexual Development

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Starts when a child hits puberty
Erogenous Zone: Genitals
Key Task: Developing mature social and sexual relationships

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Neoanalytic Approaches (Psychodynamic Perspective on Personality)

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Emphasized social-cultural influences on personality

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According to Adler, what motivates humans?

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Humans are social creatures that are motivated by social interest. We have the desire to improve other people’s well-being. People also strive for superiority

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Striving for superiority

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An inferiority complex leads to people attempting to compensate for real or imagined deficits

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Humanistic Approach to Personality

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Emphasize the good in humans and the human spirit
Belief that the consciousness plays a role in changing things we are aware of

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Self-actualization

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The ultimate human need; the realization of a person’s full potential

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George Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory

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Primary goal of life is to make sense out of the world. We do this by finding personal meaning in the world.

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Personal Constructs

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Cognitive categories which sort the people and events in one’s life. Can be used to predict a person’s behaviour to understand their personality

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Fixed-role Therapy

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Therapist writes role descriptions that challenge a client’s personal constructs to get clients to adopt a new construct in their lives

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Carl Rogers Self Theory

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Behaviour is a response to our immediate conscious experience of self and environment. Forces that direct our behaviours are within us

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Self Concept

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An organized, consistent set of perceptions and beliefs about oneself. Self-concept then guides one’s perceptions and directs behaviour

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Self-consistency

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Consistency among self perceptions

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Congruence

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Consistency between self perceptions and experiences

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What happens when an experience does not match one’s self-concept?

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Anxiety

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How do healthy individuals respond to a mismatch between their experiences and their self-concept?

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Healthy individuals modify their self-concept so that their experiences are congruent with themselves

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How do unhealthy individuals respond to a mismatch between their experiences and their self-concept?

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Unhealthy individuals tend to distort their experiences to try to remove the incongruence between their experiences and themselves (“a problem in living”)

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Self-esteem

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How positively or negatively we feel about ourselves (an evaluation of our self-concept)

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Characteristics of People with High Self-Esteem

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Fewer interpersonal problems (less likely to be influenced by social pressures)
Higher achievement (happier, more successful, capable of forming relationships)

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What are the consequences of unrealistically high self esteem?

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Unrealistically high self-esteem can lead to people acting aggressively when their self-esteem is being threatened

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How can high self-esteem be developed?

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Positive thoughts
High self-worth
Unconditional acceptance/love from caregivers

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Characteristics of People with Poor Self-Esteem

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Anxiety/depression
Poor achievement
Poor relationships

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Need for Positive Regard

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Humans are born with an innate need for acceptance, sympathy, and love from others (ideally provided unconditionally by caregivers)

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Unconditional Positive Regard

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Positive regard is provided independently of behaviour. Note that there are repercussions for poor behaviours

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Conditional Positive Regard

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Positive regard is provided only when a person is well-behaved

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Positive self-regard

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Experience of being understood and valued; gives us freedom to grow. Lack of positive self-regard creates conditions of worth

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Conditions of Worth

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Only get acceptance, sympathy, and love when one meets certain standards. Dictates when we approve/disapprove of ourselves

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What are some concerns with the humanistic theories?

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Too much reliance on self-reports
Not “scientific” enough (accepting a person’s self-reports can lead to errors in conclusions due to unconscious forces or a lack of honesty)

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Trait Theorists

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Aim to describe the basic classes of behaviour that define our personalities. They measure individual differences in personality traits and use them to understand and predict people’s behaviours

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Factor Analysis

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Group related traits together by similarity. Each dimension (factor) reflects a continuum of behaviour

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Cattell’s Sixteen Personality Factors

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”Splitter”: Split personality into 16 different factors
Each factor is non-orthogonal (factors are related)

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Eysenck’s Extraversion-Stability Model

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“Lumper”: Lump traits together under one dimension
Classified personality under 3 dimensions (orthogonal -> independent):
Extraversion/Introversion
Neuroticism/Stability
Psychoticism/Socialized

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Psychoticism

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Not sympathetic
Impulsive
Socially deviant
Creative

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The Big Five (OCEAN)

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Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

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What are the biological differences between introverts and extroverts

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Introverts and extroverts have different arousal patterns in their brains. Introverts tend to be over-aroused, while extroverts tend to be under-aroused

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What are the biological differences between stable and neurotic people?

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There are differences in autonomic nervous system arousal. Neurotic people have large shifts in arousal (hair trigger nervous systems). Stable people have smaller/more gradual shifts in arousal

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What neurotransmitters affect impulsivity?

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Dopamine and serotonin

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According to Julian Rotter, what 2 factors govern behaviour?

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Expectancy
Reinforcement

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Social Cognitive Theories

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Combine behavioural and cognitive perspectives to try to explain personality. Attributes behaviours to internal and external factors

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Expectancy

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Likelihood of consequences given behaviour

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Reinforcement

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How much we desire or dread the consequences of a behaviour

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Locus of Control

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The expectancy concerning personal control in our lives. People may have a predominantly internal or external locus of control

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What are the pros and cons of using the trait approach to analyzing personality?

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Pro: Focused on identifying and measuring personality dispositions, can be useful for predicting behaviours

Con: Cannot explain underlying psychological mechanisms (describes behaviours using traits but not the inner workings of how someone operates)

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Human Agency

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Idea proposed by Albert Bandura. Humans are active agents in their own lives (not at the mercy of our environment). Composed of 4 aspects:
Intentionality
Forethought
Self-reactiveness
Self-reflectiveness

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Intentionality

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We make or modify plans with intention

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Forethought

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Choosing behaviours that are relevant to our goals since we can anticipate outcomes

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Self-reactiveness

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Motivating/regulating our actions
Modifying goals
Monitoring progress

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Self-reflectiveness

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Evaluating our motivations, values, and goals

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Self-efficacy

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A person’s beliefs concerning their ability to perform behaviours needed to achieve outcomes

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What factors influence a person’s self efficacy?

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Performance experiences
Observational learning
Verbal persuasion
Emotional arousal

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Performance experiences

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Previous success and failure experiences on similar tasks

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Observational learning

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Observation of the behaviours and consequences to similar models in similar situations (“if they can do it, so can I”)

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Emotional arousal

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Arousal that can be interpreted as enthusiasm or anxiety (can be mediated by learning to control negative emotions)

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Verbal persuasion

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Encouraging or discouraging messages received from others

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Personality Assessment

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How we measure a person’s personality. Different approaches include:
Personality scales & self-ratings
Projective tests
Physiological measures
Behavioural assessment
Reports/ratings from others
Interviews

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Interviews

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A structured set of questions that notes behaviours, appearances, and speech patterns

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What are the drawbacks of using interviews to measure a person’s personality

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Interviewee’s responses could be impacted by interviewer’s personality
Co-operation and honesty is not guaranteed

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Behavioural Assessments

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Observing behaviours in specific situations under certain conditions. In particular, measure the frequency of behaviours under specific conditions

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Remote Behavioural Sampling

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Collect samples of behaviours from respondents as they live their daily lives. Works well for finding patterns in behaviour (can obtain a large, detailed dataset easily)

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Personality Scales

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Use standard questions and agreed upon scoring key. They are objective assessments and they can collect data from many people at the same time

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What are the disadvantages of using personality scales?

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The validity of answers is questionable since people can lie. Need to frame questions in a way that avoids social desirability bias

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Projective Tests

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People are presented with an ambiguous stimulus. Provides a “projection” of a person’s inner workings since people need to interpret from within themselves. Two main tests:
Rorschach Inkblots
Thematic Apperception Test

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Thematic Apperception Test

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Person is given a series of illustrations and photos. They are asked to tell a story using the provided illustrations. Responses analyze the types of relationships, motives, feelings, and outcome of the person’s “story”

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What personality assessment do psychodynamic theorists most likely use?

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Projective Tests

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Which personality assessment do humanistic theorists most likely use?

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Self-report measures

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Which personality assessment do social-cognitive theorists most likely use?

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Behavioural assessments

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Which personality assessment do biological theorists most likely use?

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Physiological measurements

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Which personality assessment do trait theorists most likely use?

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Inventories

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Reciprocal Determinism

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A person’s behaviour both influences and is influenced by personal and environmental factors

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