personality Flashcards
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what is personality
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a sum total of an individuals psychological characteristics which make him or her unique.
2
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what are traits
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they are innate characteristics, and are though to be relatively stable. they are highly consistent attributes that exert a widely generalised casual effect on behaviour.
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what can be said about trait theory
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that is does not believe, that the situation or environment has any bearing on a persons behaviour.
4
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what is social learning theory
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- a theory that suggest that behaviour is learned form significant other by socialisation.
5
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what is interactionist perspective
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a theory, which combines trait and social learning to predict behaviour in a specific situation.
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what is a trait (state the characteristics
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- innate
- biological
- stable
- consistent
- enduring
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what is the interactionists approach (Hollanders theory)
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- a combination of trait and social learning theory
- Psychological core (trait)
- Typical responses (how you respond based on your psychological core)
- Role – related behaviour (how one will react when faced with a situation that may require a different side of their personality e.g. defending a family member. – Considers the environment (social learning theory)
- Genetically inherited traits are triggered by the environment.
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