Personality

Question 1

Define personality

Answer 1

An individuals predisposition to behave a certain way

Question 2

What are the characteristics of an introvert?

Answer 2

Reserved
Aloof
Timid
Shy
Self sufficient
RATS

Question 3

What are the characteristics of an extrovert?

Answer 3

Adventurous
Confident
Sociable
Group dependant enthusiastic

Question 4

What are the characteristics of a type A individual?

Answer 4

Highly competitive
Desire to succeed
Works fast
Likes control
Prone to suffer stress

Question 5

What are the 3 main theories of personality?

Answer 5

Nature (trait)
Nurture
Interactionalist

Question 6

What are the characteristics of a type B individual?

Answer 6

Non competitive
Unambitious
Works slower
Does not enjoy control
Less prone to stress

Question 7

What is believed in the trait theory?

Answer 7

Individual is born with innate characteristics know as traits

This causes behaviour to be the same regardless of the situation

Question 8

In the trait theory, what are your traits described as?

Answer 8

Genetic
Enduring
Innate
Inherited
Consistent

GEIIC

Question 9

What are the issues with the trait theory?

Answer 9

Does not account for personality changing for situation

Does not account for personality change with experience

Question 10

What is believed in the nurture theory?

Answer 10

Characteristics are learned rather than inherited via social learning theory

Question 11

What makes behaviour more likely to be copied?

Answer 11

Performed by role model
Socialisation
It is successful
Consistently shown to us
Live behaviour rather than media

Question 12

What is the interactionalist theory?

Answer 12

A theory which combines trait and social learning theory to predict behaviour in certain situations.

Question 13

What 2 theorist contributed their own ideas to this theory?

Answer 13

Lewin
Hollander

Question 14

What was Lewin’s approach to the interactionalist theory?

Answer 14

Behaviour is a function of the personality and the environment
B = f(P x E)

A change in environment causes a change in behaviour

Suggest behaviour can be predicted in situations based on their traits

Question 15

What does Hollander model consist of?

Answer 15

Psychological core
Typical responses
Role related behaviours

Question 16

What is Hollanders approach to this theory?

Answer 16

Each layer thickness in his model increases as you go further in.
This shows how it becomes increasingly difficult to find a performers “real personality” compared to what they socially display

Question 17

How can knowledge of the interactionalist approach improve performance?

Answer 17

The coach can gain ;

Knowledge of potential aggressive behaviour and know how to deal with it

Knowledge of situations that may affect performance, allowing the coach to implement in training

Change player behaviour by encouraging them to adapt to specific circumstances