Personality Flashcards
What does trait theory argue?
Personality characteristics are innate therefore personality is stable and predictable.
What does Eysenck argue?
Introverted/Extroverted
Neurotic (changeable)/Stable (predictable)
Most people are not found at the extremes of the two dimensions but tend to come somewhere in the middle.
Eysenck’ Personality Dimensions
What is Girdano’s ‘Narrow Band Approach’?
Type A : lack patience, tolerance and high levels of personal anxiety
OR
Type B : relaxed, more tolerant and low personal anxiety levels
What is Social Learning Theory?
Characteristics learned rather than pre-determined
Imitate ‘significant others’ of a high status
Influenced by other’s behaviour
What is interactionist theory?
B= f ( P x E )
f= a combination of innate characteristics and environment
Combination of two other theories
What is Hollander’s theory?
3 layers
1- psychological core/ innate/ doesn’t change
2- typical responses/ everyday tasks
3- role related behaviour/ when put in different/unexpected/stressful environment
What is the credulous approach?
People who believe there’s a connection between personality, participation and sport
What is the skeptical approach?
People who believe there’s no connection
Iceberg Profile:
What are the advantages of the credulous approach? [7]
- find effective ways to motivate people
- avoid confrontation (negative)
- help deal with pressure/stress
- helps you choose a caption
- help choose positions in games
- links between moods and performances
- understood/appreciate person
Iceberg Profile:
What are the disadvantages of the credulous approach? [7]
- results can’t be generalised
- danger of stereotyping- negative response
- have to test in different environments
- lacks ecological validity
- people doing tests could be subjective (small sample)
- result is open to interpretation
- results are unreliable
