Chapter 14

Question 1

Trait

Answer 1

Predisposition to behave a certain way. Describe personality and difference in thinking and behaving. Measured with factor analysis to see correlation between traits.

Question 2

Grit

Answer 2

Perseverence and consistancy for long term goals

Question 3

OCEAN model

Answer 3

Very consistant, also becomes increasingly stable to 50. Oppenness and neurotism decline, agreeableness and conscient incline w. age

Question 4

Genes

Answer 4

Explain about .5 in twins, almost no correlation between environment an traits.

Question 5

Differential susceptibility to invironmental influence

Answer 5

Based on traits, orchids thrive in good but suffer in bad envrironment. Dandilions are very stable in both.

Question 6

Sibling contrast

Answer 6

Within families, difference is emphasised. Split parent ident. Is that first kid drawn to mother, second more to father

Question 7

Psychodynamic

Answer 7

Id; Unconscious desires (sex and aggression)
Ego: partly conscious 2nd processing
Superego; Concious moral imparitive

Question 8

Neo Freudians

Answer 8

More focus on childhood years and less on unconscious drives.

Question 9

Humanistic

Answer 9

Drive for self actualization in phonomenological reality (conscious understanding of world). Rogers; unconditional positive regard, inner compass to achieve goal.

Question 10

Maslows hierarchy

Answer 10

Physical needs
Safetey needs
Attachment needs
Esteem needs
Self-actualization