Personality Flashcards
What is social learning theory?
Nurture - all behaviour is learnt from environmental experience
What is the interactionist theory?
Behaviour occurs from influence of inherited genes and learned experiences
What is personality?
The sum total of an individual’s psychological characteristics which make them unique - Hollander
What is trait perspective?
People are born with established personality characteristics
Stable and enduring
-ve. Doesn’t take into account environmental influence
What are the trait perspective theory’s?
- personality types (Enyseck and Cattell)
- narrow band theory (Girdano)
Eynseck and Cattell personality types?
6pf
2 dimensional diagram
Neurotic - stable
Introvert - extrovert
According to Enyseck and Cattell what are the characteristics (5) of extroverts/introverts?
Extrovert
Achieve in high arousal Aroused slowly Low sensitivity of reticular activating system Gross motor skills Loud, bright and outgoing
According to Eynseck and Cattell what are the characteristics (3) of neurotic/stable?
Neurotic
Extreme unpredictable emotions
Experience high degrees of stress
Slow recovery from stress
What scale did Eynseck later add to his personality trait theory?
Psychotisism a measure of how tough minded the person is.
What is trait theory?
Nature - people are born with established personality characteristics passed through genes
What is the narrow band approach?
A trait theory proposed by Girdano that consists of two personality types
Type A and Type B
What are the characteristics (5) of the type a personality from the narrow band approach?
Type A
Highly competitive Desire to succeed Fast working Likes control Suffer stress
What is the social learning perspective?
All behaviour is learnt through interaction with the environment and no representation of genes
What are the principles of social learning theory? (6)
Demonstration Attention Retention Motor reproduction Motivation Matching performance
Reinforcement must be established
What are Hollanders concentric rings (3)?
The psychological core
Typical response
Role related behaviour
What is the psychological core?
Representation of true self
this is always protected
What is the typical response personality?
The usual way in which you respond to situations
Learned and stored in the memory
Indicates the core
What is role related behaviour personality?
The surface of personality
Not typical response
Doesn’t reflect the core
What is learned helplessness ?
A feeling that failure is bound to happen and is uncontrollable
What is aggression?
An action intended to bring about injury or harm
Undesirable and disfunctional in sport
What is activation?
A condition that reflects the degree of physical readiness
What is perception?
The interpretation of environmental information
What is arousal?
A physical and mental state of preparedness
