Intro; what is personality? Flashcards
What themes in personality does the Royal Tennenbaums movie represent?
individual differences
motives/goals/emotions
personality change over time
childhood influences
aspects of personality
descriptive characteristics
motives/goals
values
emotional tendencies
memories/life story
origin of the word personality?
Greek
‘persona’; chaarcter represented in a play
what aspects can influence our view of someone’s personality?
strongest quality
social impact
social skill
how is personality used in everyday conversation?
evaluation of someone
description of someone
continuity of someone
what is personality defined by?
thoughts/beliefs/values
feelings/emotions/passions
behaviour/actions
scientific definition of personality
consistent and enduring patterns of thoughts/feelings/behaviours that influencea person’s interactions/adaptations
what do personality psychologists try to understand?
behaviour of a person in contexts where their personality is expressed
where do personality psychologists work
unis
in research
FBI, CIA, etc
consulting firms (hiring)
test publishing companies
advertising/marketing
how are we like all others?
human nature
how are we like some others?
through individual differences
how are we like no others?
through our unique lives
what is the universal case of displayed aggression?
when life is being threatened (fight or flight)
what are the individual differences of displayed aggression?and an example
some people respond to specific scenarios with more aggression than others
ex. getting cut off on the road
what is the unique case of displayed aggression? and an example
acts of aggression that are only understood from the individuals perspective
ex. vincent’s cut off ear
