Personality Flashcards
1
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What is personality?
A
It is the sum total of an individual’s characteristics which make a human unique.
2
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Trait Perspective?
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- Personality is made up of a range of different secondary traits inherited from parental genes.
- Behaviour = Function of Personality (B=F(P))
3
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Personality Types?
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- By Eysenck and Cattel
- Extrovert, Inrovert, Neurotic and Stable
- Personality profiling
4
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Narrow Band Theory?
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Type A - competitive, work fast, likes control, prone to suffer stress.
Type B - Works more slowly, lack desire to succeed, doesn’t enjoy control, less prone to stress.
5
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Social Learning Perspective?
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- Behaviour is learned, through environmental experiences.
- Behaviour of others imitated through observation.
- Social reinforcement
6
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Interactionist Approach
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- Mixture of Social and Trait
- Psychological Core, Typical responses, Role - related behaviour
