Intro To Personality Theory

Question 1

Personality comes from ______ “_________” meaning

Answer 1

Latin: Persona

mask worn by Roman actors in greek dramas to project a role or false appearance

Question 2

Define Personality

Answer 2

a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to person’s behavior.

Question 3

a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to person’s behavior.

Answer 3

Personality

Question 4

Define

Traits

Answer 4

a relatively permanent disposition of an individual which is inferred from behavior

Question 5

what do you mean by

disposition??

Answer 5

inhereted qualities
mentality
nature

Question 6

what is “inferred”

Answer 6

conclude

Question 7

a relatively permanent disposition of an individual which is inferred from behavior

Answer 7

traits

Question 8

these are unique qualities of an ind that include such attributes such as temperament, physique and intelligence.

Answer 8

Characteristics

Question 9

Define

Characteristics

Answer 9

unique qualities of an ind that include such attributes such as temperament, physique and intelligence.

Question 10

Define

Theory

Answer 10

Theory is a set of related assumptions that allows scientists to use logical deductive reasoning to formulate testable hypotheses.

Question 11

a set of related assumptions that allows scientists to use logical deductive reasoning to formulate testable hypotheses.

Answer 11

Theory

Question 12

Explain:

theory is a set of assumptions.

Answer 12

A single assumption can never fill all the requirements of an adequate theory.

A SINGLE ASSUMPTION, for example, couldnt serve to intergrate several onservations, something useful theory should do.

Question 13

define:

assumption

Answer 13

An assumption is something that you assume to be the case, even without proof.

For example, people might make the assumption that you’re a nerd if you wear glasses, even though that’s not true. Or very nice.

Question 14

define:

assumption

Answer 14

An assumption is something that you assume to be the case, even without proof.

For example, people might make the assumption that you’re a nerd if you wear glasses, even though that’s not true. Or very nice.

Question 15

Explain:

theory is a set of RELATED assumptions

Answer 15

Isolated Assumptions can neither generate meaningful hypotheses nor posses internal consistency.

Question 16

what do you mean by

adequate?

Answer 16

sufficient

enough

Question 17

integrate

Answer 17

“combine” (with another thing) so that they become whole

Question 18

Isolated assumptions

Answer 18

out of the way.
inaccessible(unable to be reached)

hindi magkaconnect besh yun lang

Question 19

Assumptions

Answer 19

the components of a theory are not proven facts in the se

Question 20

Philosophy means..

philosophers are..

Answer 20

love of wisdom

ppl who pursue wisdom through thinking and reasoning

Question 21

love of wisdom

ppl who pursue wisdom through thinking and reasoning

Answer 21

Philosophy/ers

Question 22

love of wisdom

ppl who pursue wisdom through thinking and reasoning

Answer 22

Philosophy/ers

Question 23

What is epistemology?

Answer 23

nature of knowledge

Question 24

branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of knowledge

Answer 24

epiSTEMology

Question 25

Diff between philosophy and theory

Answer 25

Philosophy deals with what ought to be or what should be; Theory does not.

Theory deals with broad sets of IF-THEN statements, but the GOODNESS OR BADNESS of the outcomes of these statements is beyond realm of theory.

Question 26

the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain:

Answer 26

Speculation

Question 27

Define

Speculation

Answer 27

the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain:

Question 28

What is the relationship between theory and science?

Answer 28

S is the branch of study concerned with OB and classification of data.

Theories are useful tools to give meaning and organizations to OBs

Question 29

What is a HYPOTHESIS?

Answer 29

It is an educated guess or prediction

Question 30

What is DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE REASONING??

Answer 30

Deductive- Going from general to specific

Inductive- s to g

Question 31

Difference between theory and a hypotheses

Answer 31

Theory is too general.

hypothesis are more specific.

Question 32

What is TAXONOMY?

Answer 32

Taxonomy is a classification of things acc to their natural relationships.

Question 33

Are philosophers considered scientists?

Answer 33

Philosophers are not sci bc they do not conduct controlled studies in their pursuit of wisdom.

Question 34

theories and its relatives

Answer 34

philo
speculation
hypotheses
taxonomy

Question 35

A useful theory basis of criteria (6)

Answer 35

1. generates research
2. is falsifiable
3. organizes data
4. guides action
5. is internally consistent
6. is parsimonous

Question 36

Generates research

Answer 36

ability to stimulate and guide further research.

Question 37

2 kinds of research

Answer 37

1. Descriptive research- w/c can expand an existing theory, concerned with the measurement, labelling and categorization
2. Hypothesis testing- an indirect verification

Question 38

Is Falsifiable

Answer 38

ability to be confirmed or disconfirmed

Question 39

Organizes data

Answer 39

w/o some organization, research findings would remain isolated or meaningless.

Question 40

one that defines units in terms of observable evebts or behaviors that can be measured.

Answer 40

operational definition

Question 41

Define:

parsimony

Answer 41

straightforward theories are more useful than ones that bog down under the weight of complicated concepts.