Test 1 Flashcards
3 things that make up personality
Role-related Behavior
Typical Responses
Psychological Core
of the 3 parts that make up personality, what is more:
Internal / constant?
External / dynamic?
Psychological Core
Role-related Behavior
Being shy or temperamental is an example of what part that makes up personality?
Typical Responses
4 Approaches to understanding personality?
- Psychodynamic
- Trait
- Situational
- Interactional
Sigmund Freud based his research on what approach to understanding personality?
Psychodynamic
The emphasis of the psychodynamic approach is on what, and not on what?
Examination of the whole person
Not on isolated traits or unconscious motives
3 personality components that deal with the psychodynamic approach?
- Id
- Ego
- Superego
Conscious, internalized, moral standards are examples of what personality component?
Superego
Intrinsic drives is an example of what personality component?
Id
Conscious, logical, reality-oriented are examples of what personality component?
Ego
The 3 personality components are always in - or - often not in conflict with each other?
not always, but often
Trait Approach to understanding personality
States that traits are unstable over time, and that causes of behavior reside outside of a person
Traits ARE stable, and that causes reside LARGELY WITHIN the person
Trait Approach to understanding personality
States that traits are not unstable over time, and that causes of behavior reside largely within of a person
TRUE
Trait Approach to understanding personality
States that traits predispose one to act a certain way in any situation
True
Trait Approach to understanding personality
States that traits predispose one to act a certain way in some situations
False, regardless of the situation
The big 5 trait model of personality components
Neuroticism Extraversion Openness to experience Agreeableness Conscientiousness