Personality

Question 1

What is Personality ?

Answer 1

A set of characteristics that can distinguish one person from another and can provide predictions about a persons behaviour

Question 2

Stability ?

Answer 2

Consistency over time and in different situations

Question 3

Nature vs Nurture

Answer 3

Nature is your genes

Nurture is the way you are raised and socialised

Question 4

Social factors ?

Answer 4

Interactions with parents, siblings influence our personality and behaviour

Question 5

Situational factors?

Answer 5

Specific situations or experiences play a role in the development of personality

Question 6

Cattells trait theory:

Answer 6

Believed a distinction should be made between surface and source traits.

Surface traits: Observable through someone’s behaviour
Source traits: Fundamental building blocks of personality

Question 7

Introverts/extroverts

Answer 7

Introverts: Quiet, like doing work on their own
Extroverts: Outgoing, like socialising

Question 8

OCEAN:

Answer 8

O: penness: being curious
C:onscientiousness: Being organised 
E:xtraversion: Being outgoing 
A:greeableness: Being tolerant
N:euroticism: Being anxious

Question 8

OCEAN:

Answer 8

O: penness: being curious
C:onscientiousness: Being organised 
E:xtraversion: Being outgoing 
A:greeableness: Being tolerant
N:euroticism: Being anxious

Question 9

Measuring personality

Answer 9

Reliability: The extent to which a measure can be repeated
Validity: The extent to which a measurement tool measures what it is meant to measure