Chapter 1 definitions

Question 1

Personality

Answer 1

• consistent behavior patterns and interpersonal processes originating within the individual
• 2 parts (individual differences and interpersonal processes)

Question 2

Individual Differences in Personality

Answer 2

-consistent patterns of behavior across time and situations

Question 3

Interpersonal processes

Answer 3

-take place between people

Question 4

Intrapersonal processes

Answer 4

-includes emotional, motivational, and cognitive processes that go on inside of us that affect how we act/feel

Question 5

Six Approaches to Personality

Answer 5

1) Psychoanalytic Approach
2) Humanistic Approach
3) Trait Approach
4) Biological Approach
5) Behavioral/Social Learning Approach
6) Cognitive Approach

Question 6

Psychoanalytic Approach

Answer 6

-People’s unconscious minds are responsible for behavior differences

Question 7

Humanistic Approach

Answer 7

-personal responsibility and feelings of self-acceptance are the key causes of personality differences

Question 8

Biological Approach

Answer 8

-inherited predispositions and physiological processes explain personality differences

Question 9

Trait Approach

Answer 9

-a continuum of various personality characteristics may explain personality differences

Question 10

Behavior/Social Learning

Answer 10

-consistent behavior patterns are a result of conditioning/expectations

Question 11

Cognitive Approach

Answer 11

-look at the differences in the way information is personally processed to explain behavior patterns