Personality

Question 1

Type A

Answer 1

• Competitive
• Prone to stress
• Hostile

Question 2

Type B

Answer 2

• Non-competitive
• Lower personal stress
• Relaxed

Question 3

Anxiety

Answer 3

A negative emotional state closely linked with arousal.

Question 4

State anxiety

Answer 4

Anxiety that is felt in a particular situation.
- Somatic (bodily response)
- Cognitive (psychological worry)

Question 5

Trait Theory

Answer 5

• Personality innate
• Inherited through genes
• Natural inclination –> how you respond to situations pre-determined

B=F(P)
Behaviour = Function. (Personality)

Question 6

Stable

Answer 6

Constant in their emotional behaviour
(does not swing from one emotion to another)

Question 7

Unstable/neurotic

Answer 7

Someone highly anxious and unpredictable emotions

Question 8

Extroversion

Answer 8

• Seeks social situations
• Likes excitement
• Lacks concentration
• Performs better with high arousal

Question 9

Introversion

Answer 9

• Does not seek social situations
• Likes peace and quiet
• Good at concentrating
• Performs better with low arousal

Question 10

Reticular Activating System (RAS)

Answer 10

• Determines whether someone is inclined towards I/E
• Extroverts RAS inhibits effects of external sensory stimuli –> leads to low internal arousal in brain
• Seek external stimulation to acheive higher internal arousal
• Introverts have high internal arousal

Question 11

Social Learning

Answer 11

• All behaviour learnt
• Observation of role models

Question 12

Interactionist Approach

Answer 12

• Both trait and SLT
• B=f(PE) –> behaviour is the function (or product of) personality & environment

Question 13

Interactionist Model

Answer 13

Psychological Core
- ‘the real you’
- Remains constant and stable

Typical Response
- Response in most situs
- Can be modified and learnt

Role Related Behaviour
- Dynamic and changeable
- Surface of personality