Personality

Question 1

personality

Answer 1

overall organization of psychological characteristics-thinking, feeling, and behaving

Question 2

disposition
trait
state

Answer 2

• a broad, encompassing way of relating to particular types of people/situations
• a stable characteristic of one’s personality
• momentary feelings/thoughts that change by situation/time

Question 3

trait approach

Answer 3

• traits influence behavior

- researchers look for clusters of correlated behaviors, thoughts, and emotions

Question 4

Big Five Model

Answer 4

OCEAN
Openness to experience
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

Question 5

Interactionalist Approach

Answer 5

• person and environment determines behavior

- individuals bring experiences and dispositions

Question 6

sensation seeking/risk taking

Answer 6

seeking of intense sensations and willingness to take risks

• males and young ppl tend to score higher
• not a good predictor

Question 7

competitiveness

Answer 7

disposition to strive for satisfaction when making comparisons to some standard of excellence
-athletes score higher than nonathletes and males higher than females

Question 8

Perfectionism

Answer 8

• personal standard: high personal standards, self-oriented striving, “achievement striving”
• evaluative concerns (leads to neg. emotions, dropout, bad coping, body issues): negative social evaluation, excessive self-criticism, self-doubts, excessive concerns

Question 9

mental toughness

Answer 9

1. strong confidence and motivation
2. managing competition and training stress
3. maintaining and regaining focus when distracted
   - little agreement on whether it is a useful scientific construct