Introduction

Question 1

What’s the 3 aspects assessing personality?

Answer 1

1) continuity (behaviour across time)
2) consistency (behaviour across similar situations)
3) Uniqueness

Question 2

What is understood by dynamic organisation personality?

Answer 2

personality is not static and its processes are organised.

Question 3

What is understood by inside the person personality?

Answer 3

suggests internal storage of patterns –> personality influences behaviour

Question 4

What is understood by psychophysical system personality?

Answer 4

physical/biological also involved in who we are

Question 5

What is understood by characteristic patterns personality?

Answer 5

consistency uniquely identifying an individual

Question 6

What is theories used for in personality psychology?

Answer 6

1) to describe a phenomenon (ie locus of control)
2) to explain phenomenon
3) to make predictions about future

Question 7

What is the object of personality psychology?

Answer 7

To construct coherent picture of person, study of individual differences, nature of human (how we are all similar)

Question 8

What’s the 2 ways of developing a theory?

Answer 8

1) deductive: start with theory –> test whether it’s true

2) inductive: data is used to build a theory

Question 9

What’s the 4 criteria for a good theory?

Answer 9

1) comprehensive (explains various elements)
2) Parsimonious (explains concisely)
3) Falsifiable (able to be tested for correctness)
4) Productive (leads to new ideas)