Skill aquisition

Question 1

what are the 3 theories of personality

Answer 1

-trait theory
-social learning theory
-intersectional theory

Question 2

personality refers to

Answer 2

personality refers to stable and during characteristics that make you unique

Question 3

trait theory characteristics

Answer 3

-nature approach
-personality is inherited and does not alter over time
-predictable in all situations

suggests that there are 2 types of people:

-introverts
-extroverts

Question 4

social learning theory

Answer 4

-nurture approach
-learn through observation and imitation
-learn through positive and negative reinforcement

Question 5

interactional theory

Answer 5

-mixture of inherited traits and environmental factors
-change in environment may mean change in behaviour

Question 6

limitations to trait theory

Answer 6

-fails to take into account different situations
-doesn’t take into consideration how environmentally factors may cause behaviour or personality to change

Question 7

what are the stages of information processing

Answer 7

-stimuli
-receptor systems
-perceptual mechanisms
-translatory mechanisms
-effector mechanisms
-output
-feedback data