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Personality Psychology Flashcards

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A way in which each individual thinks, acts, and feels throughout life. Distinguishes an individual

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Personality

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Refers to value judgments made about a person, morals or ethical behavior

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Character

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Enduring CNS characteristics with which each person is born with such as irritability or adaptability

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Temperament

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What are the 4 studies in personality

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Trait
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
Cognitive

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For traditional perspectives viewpoints in personality theory

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Psychodynamic
behaviorist
humanistic
trait

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Perspectives in which all seek to explain the process that causes personality to form into its unique characteristics

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Psychodynamic
behaviorist
humanist perspective

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Perspective that focuses on the role of the unconscious mind and the development of personality, also focus on biological causes of personality differences

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Psychodynamic perspective

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Perspective focuses on the effect of environment on behavior

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Behaviorist perspective

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Prospective that first arose as a reaction against a psycho analytic and behaviorist perspectives
Focuses on the role of each persons conscience life experiences and choices

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Humanistic perspective

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Personality theory that is the easiest to measure,

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Trait theory

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Who are 2 the trait theorists, what are the differences between the two

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Allport-200 traits

Catell- 16 source traits

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I theorist that believed that these traits were literally wired to the nervous system

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Allport

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Theories that sorted traits into three categories, what are they?

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Cattell

Central, Cardinal, Secondary trait

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Perspective concerned with the end result, the characteristics themselves

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Trait perspectives

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What theorist created a big five theory, what is it

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Goldberg

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What is the meaning of the big 5 theory

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O- openess to experience 
C- conscientiousness 
E- extraversion
A- aggreableness
N- neuroticism
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One of the five factors willingness to try new things and be open to new experiences

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Openness

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The care a person gives to organization and thoughtfulness of others dependability

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Conscientiousness

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Dimension of personality referring to the ones needs to be with other people

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Extraversion

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The emotional style of a person that may range from easy going friendly and likable grumpy happy and unpleasant

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Agreeableness

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Degree of emotional instability or stability

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Neuroticism

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