Chapter 15 Vocab 2nd Half Flashcards
Person, humanistic perspective did an experiment about what makes a self actualized adult
Abraham Maslow
Proposes that faith in ones worldview and the pursuit of self esteem provide protection against a deeply rooted fear of death
Terror management theory
According to Maslow the ultimate psychological need that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self esteem is achieved the motivation o fulfill ones potential
Self actualization
Believed that in order for self actualization to occur three conditions were required genuineness acceptance empathy
Carl Rodgers
According to Rodgers an attitude of total acceptance toward another person
Unconditional positive regard
All our thoughts and feelings about ourselves in answer to the question “who am I”
Self concept
A characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act as assessed by self report inventories and peer reports
Traits
Came to define personality in terms of identifiable behavior patterns
Gordon Allport
The statistical procedure used to identify clusters of traits that go together
Factor analysis
Questionnaire on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors used to assess selected personality traits
Personality inventories
Most widely researched and clinically used of all personality test originally developed to identify emotional disorders
MMPI
A test (such as the MMPI) developed by testing a pool of items and than selecting those that discriminate between groups
Empirically derived
5 traits that have been identified as being present in all people CANOE (conscientiousness agreeableness neuroticism openness)
The big five
Views behavior as influences between personality and environmental factors
Reciprocal determinism
Our sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless
Personal control
