PE- Personality (ELIAS)

Question 1

What does trait mean?

Answer 1

Innate, born with it

Question 2

What does social learning mean?

Answer 2

Significant others (environment)

Question 3

What does interactionist mean?

Answer 3

Combination of both genes and environment

Question 4

What are the 3 key points to trait theory?

Answer 4

Innate- born with it
Enduring- always have it
Underlying- have it in any situation

Question 5

What are 3 characteristics of a Type A personality?

Answer 5

Known as an extrovert
Impatient
High stress levels
Competitive

Question 6

What are 3 characteristics of a Type B personality?

Answer 6

Known as a introvert
Low levels of stress
Relaxed/patient
Less competitive

Question 7

What does neurotic mean?

Answer 7

Unstable/unpredictable

Question 8

What does stable mean?

Answer 8

Predictable, personality doesn’t change

Question 9

What are 3 characteristics of a neurotic personality?

Answer 9

Unpredictable emotions
Moods unreliable
Lot of stress

Question 10

What are 3 characteristics of a stable personality?

Answer 10

Predictable emotions
Moods are reliable
Not as much stress