P2 - personality

Question 1

What is the trait theory of personality?

Answer 1

Behaviour is genetically programmed.
In sport you will display similar behaviours to other situations.
Suggests the situation does not impact upon the individual’s behaviour.

Question 2

what is a stable personality?

what is a Unstable (neurotic) personality?

what is a Extroversion personality?

what is a Introversion personality?

Answer 2

Someone who does not swing between one emotion and another and usually display consistent behavioural traits

Someone who is highly anxious and has unpredictable emotions

Someone who seeks social situations and likes excitement. Can lack concentration

Someone who does not seek social situations, and prefer peace and quiet. Have good concentration.

Question 3

what is a type A person? (narrow band theory)

What is a type B person?

Answer 3

Type A - more suited to team sports
 Highly competitive
Works fast
Strong desire to succeed
Likes control
Impatient

Type B - more suited to induvial sports
Non-competitive
Works more slowly
Lack in desire to succeed
Does not enjoy control
Work slowly

Question 4

what are the pros and cons of trait personality theory?

Answer 4

Positives
Behaviour can be predicted
Evidence to suggest genetics and are innate

Negatives
Personality changes
Not just genetics which determine our personalities
Identical twins who are brought up in different households do not display the same personality

Question 5

what is the social learning theory of personality?

Answer 5

Social Learning is in direct contrast to trait theory and proposes all behaviour is learned.

They say behavior changes according to the environment and the situation

Question 6

what are the pros and cons of social learning theory of personality?

Answer 6

Positives
Bobo Doll experiment supports the theory
Some evidence aspects of personality are learned from role models or significant others

Negatives
Does not consider inherited characteristics
Justifies dysfunctional behaviour
Does not explain why individuals can display positive behaviour, despite having negative role models

Question 7

what is the interactionist theory of personality

Answer 7

Personality is determined by an interaction
between traits and the situation.
Behaviour changes depending on the situation / role

Question 8

what is Hollanders model of the three levels which you interact to from personality

Answer 8

Psychological Core –
The Real You/ not affected by environment/ core values

Typical Response –
The way we usually respond to situations

Role Related Behaviour–
changeable depending on your role and social influence (circumstances)

Social environment
Affected role-related behaviour

Question 9

what are the conditions to support social learning theory?

Answer 9

when they are same gender
the role model is powerful and authoritive
the observer wants to adopt the norms and values of a new culture