Individual Differences

Question 1

What is Type A personality

Answer 1

A personality characterised by traits such as ambition, competitiveness and drive.
Hostile, impatient

Question 2

What is Type B personality

Answer 2

A personality that is relaxed, easygoing, people who enjoy the process rather than goal

Question 3

What was the aim of Friedman&Rosenman study

Answer 3

Aim- To investigate the link between personality types and the risk of getting coronary heart disease.

Question 4

What is Type C personality

Answer 4

Personality where people repress signs of stress, determined by their superego.

Question 5

What was Patrick Dattore(1980) study

Answer 5

Studied 20” veterans of the Vietnam war,75 of them were cancer patients and the rest formed a control group of people with non cancer diagnoses

Question 6

What is hardiness

Answer 6

Personality trait, Ability to withstand/endure stressful situations