Personality

Question 1

McAdam’s Stages of Knowing Someone…

Answer 1

1. Knowing about their general dispositions or traits.
2. Knowing about their concerns and values.
3. Knowing about how they see themselves as a person.

Question 2

Personality

Answer 2

Enduring patterns of thought, feeling, motivation and behaviours that are expressed in different circumstances.

Question 3

The Five Factor Model

Answer 3

OCEAN 
O= openness 
C= consciousness 
E= extraversion 
A= agreeableness 
N= neuroticism

Question 4

The “Dark Triad” of Personality.

Answer 4

Psychology, narcissism and macchiavelianism.

Question 5

Psychopathy

Answer 5

Egocentrism, superficial charm, lacking empathy and guilt.
O= high
C= low
E= high
A= low
N=low
Psychopathy is often associated with higher risks of arrest.

Question 6

Narcissism

Answer 6

Love for self is stronger than love for others.
O= high
E= high
A= low

Question 7

Macchiavellianism

Answer 7

Manipulative, decieptful, usually for personal gain.
C= low
A= low

Question 8

Life Narratives

Answer 8

Internalised stories about our past, present and future. Integrates traits, values, concerns, dreams, and personal histories.

Question 9

Context dependence

Answer 9

One interpretation is that personality should predict behaviour in all situations

Question 10

Self-Other consistency

Answer 10

Are our judgements of ourselves similar to others judgements of us.