Personality

Question 1

Nomothetic theories

Answer 1

Psychologists who adopt this approach are mainly concerned with studying what we share with others. That is to say in establishing laws or generalizations.

Question 2

idiographic theory

Answer 2

Psychologists interested in this aspect of experience want to discover what makes each of us unique.

Question 3

trait

Answer 3

• extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability and openness to experience
• nomothetic

Question 4

type

Answer 4

• sanguine (enthusiastic, active, and social),
• choleric (independent, decisive, goal oriented),
• melancholic (analytical, detail oriented, deep thinker and feeler),
• phlegmatic (relaxed, peaceful, quiet).

Question 5

elementary personal construct theory

Answer 5

Personal construct theory suggests that people develop personal constructs about how the world works. People then use these constructs to make sense of their observations and experiences.
George Kelly

Question 6

psychoanalytic theory

Answer 6

• the theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology.
• Freud

Question 7

social learning theory

Answer 7

Bandura’s Social Learning Theory posits that people learn from one another, via observation, imitation, and modeling.
-The theory has often been called a bridge between behaviorist and cognitive learning theories because it encompasses attention, memory, and motivation.

Question 8

cognitive neuroscience theory

Answer 8

Cognitive neuroscience is the scientific field that is concerned with the study of the biological processes and aspects that underlie cognition, with a specific focus on the neural connections in the brain which are involved in mental processes.

Question 9

humanistic theory

Answer 9

Humanism is a paradigm/philosophy/pedagogical approach that believes learning is viewed as a personal act to fulfill one’s potential.

Question 10

The interactionist approach

Answer 10

• interactionism is a theoretical perspective that understands social processes (such as conflict, cooperation, identity formation) as emerging from human interaction.

Question 11

repertory grid technique

Answer 11

Kelly

Question 12

Q- sort test

Answer 12

Carl Rogers

Idiographic approach for people to show their personalities