lecture 1 Flashcards
what is personality psychology
to predict a person behaviour you need to understand what theyre like as a person
what is social psychology
to predict a persons behaviour you need to understand the situation theyre in
what do social situations predict
behaviour regardless of personality
classic social psychology studies demonstrated what
power of the situation
personality psychology definition
behaviour is determined by characteristics of the person
social psychology definition
behaviour is determined by social situation
what is the average correlation between a person characteristic and specific behaviour tested
0.3
what does the correlation between person characteristic and specific behaviour mean
only about 15% of behaviour can be predicted by characteristics of a person
is the consistency in behaviour across situations low or high
low
is there such thing as a personality
personality intuitively exists
is personality stable across time
yes
what personality good at predicting
behaviour in general
what does personality not predict as accurately
behaviour at any one given time
what is the correlation between well-established situational variables and behaviour
0.3-0.4
what is the interactionist consensus
behaviour= interaction between characteristics of the person and the situation theyre in
what does it mean to have a self (hint 4 answers)
- to have a body
- capacity for reflexive behaviour
- a psychological collection of information about who you are as a person
- heavily shaped by the social world
what does having a body mean
enables distinction from others
what are humans capable of doing towards ourselves
thinking and behaving
who first conceptualized reflexive behaviour
william james 1890
what is the ‘I’ (WJ)
subjective self that is aware of its own thinking and actions
what is the ‘me’ (WJ)
self as object or self you can describe
the self definition
your social identity and your inner processes that enable you to operate your body successfully in society
what is the self
not a thing but a process/system
what are selves always in flux with
dealing with new situations, learning and adapting
