Chapter 3: Personality Stability and Change Flashcards
heterotypical stability
stability/change in the same traits, but with different measures/expressions across age
homotypical stability
stability/change in personality measured in the same way
- aboslute/mean-level stability
- differntial/rank-order stability
stress response
tendency to be easily upset by life’s normal challenges
absolute/mean-level stability
the consistency of the level of the same personality traits over time
differential/rank-order stability
the consistency of a personality trait in terms of an individuals ranking
cross-sectional study
comparison of different age groups on a particular characteristic assessed at the same time
longitudinal study
following the same group of individuals and assessing their personality at multiple time points
adult personality development principle
the generalization that personality traits associated with the successful fulfillment of adult roles increase with age and experience
cumulative continuity principle of personality development
the generalization that personality traits show increasing stability as one ages and gains experience
person-environment transactions
the mutually transformative interactions between individuals and their contextual circumstances
active person-environment transactions
when the individual seeks out certain types of environments and experiences consistent with their personality traits
reactive-person-environment transactions
when individuals react differently to the same objective situation because of their personalities
evocative person-environment transactions
when individuals evoke certain types of responses from their social environment because of their personality traits
mechanisms that produce stability and change
- attraction
- selection
- transformation
- manipulation
- attrition
attraction
people are attracted to personality-consistent environments
