Exploring learning Flashcards
1
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Why so we study personality?
A
understand basic nature of humans, understand development, explore hereditary vs environment debate, explain motivations.
2
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What is the nonothetic approach?
A
Large data and universal variables
3
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What is the idiographic approach?
A
case studies, individual.
4
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What are the big five.
A
Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism.
5
Q
Define the self-determination theory.
A
a theory of human
motivation and personality in social contexts. It differentiates motivation.
6
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What is intrinsic motivation.
A
inherent tendency to seek out novelty and challenges to extend and exercise ones capacities.
7
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What is extrinsic motivation.
A
reward driven behaviour.
