Personality

Question 1

“Personality” originated from the Latin word _____, which is refered to a theatrical mask worn by Roman actors in Greek dramas

Answer 1

Persona

Question 2

Pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to a person’s behavior

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Personality

Question 3

Individual differences in behavior, consistency of behavior over time, and stability of behavior across situation

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Traits

Question 4

Unique qualities of an individual that include such attributes as temperament, physique, and intelligence

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Characteristics

Question 5

Set of related assumptions that allows scientists to use logical deductive reasoning to formulate testable hypotheses

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Theory

Question 6

A theory is a ___ __ _____. A single assumption can never fill all the requirements of an adequate theory.

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Set of assumptions

Question 7

A theory is a ___ __ _____ _____. Isolated assumptions can neither generate meaningful hypotheses nor possess internal consistency-two criteria of a useful theory

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Set of related assumptions

Question 8

A theory is an ____. The components of a theory are not proven facts in the sense that their validity has been absolutely established

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Assumptions

Question 9

Study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

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Philosophy

Question 10

The nature of knowledge. Theory relates most closelt to this branch of philosophy, because it is a tool used by scientists in their pursuit of knowledge.

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Epistemology

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Branch of study concerned with observation and classification of data and with verification of general laws through the testing of hypotheses

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Science

Question 12

Educated guess or prediction specific enough for its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method

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Hypothesis

Question 13

General to specific deductive reasoning

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Logical deductive reasoning

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Specific to general deductive reasoning

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Inductive reasoning

Question 15

Classification of things according to their natural relationships

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Taxonomy

Question 16

Five major theoretical perspectives in personality psychology

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1. Psychodynamic Theories
2. Humanistic-Existential Theories
3. Dispositioal Theories
4. Biological-Evolutionary Theories
5. Learning-(Social) Cognitive Theories

Question 17

Focused on the importance of early childhood experience and on relationships with parents

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Psychodynamic Theories

Question 18

Humanistic approach is that people strive toward meaning, growth, well-being, happiness, and psychological health

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Humanistic-Existential Theories

Question 19

Unique and long-term tendencies to behave in particular ways are the essence of our personality

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Dispositional Theories

Question 20

Behavior, thought, feelings, and personality are influenced by differences in basic genetic, epigenetic, and neurological systems between individuals

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Biological-Evolutionary Theories

Question 21

Focuses only on behavior, not on hypothetical and unobservable internal states such as thoughts, feelings, drives, or motives

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Learning-(Social) Cognitive Theories