Theory Part 1

Question 1

Personality

Answer 1

is a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to a person’s behavior

Question 2

Traits

Answer 2

contribute to individual differences in behavior, consistency of behavior over time, and stability of behavior across situations

Question 3

Characteristics

Answer 3

are unique qualities of an individual that include such attributes as temperament, physique, and intelligence.

Question 4

Philosophy

Answer 4

Love of wisdom

Question 5

Epistemology

Answer 5

Nature of Knowledge

Question 6

Speculation

Answer 6

They are closely tied to empirically gathered data and to science.

Question 7

Hypothesis

Answer 7

hypothesis is an educated guess or prediction specific enough for its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method.

Question 8

Taxonomy

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are essential to the development of a science because without clas- sification of data science could not grow.

Question 9

Psychodynamic Theories

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focused on the importance of early childhood experience and on relationships with parents as guiding forces that shape personality development. Additionally, this view sees the unconscious mind and motives as much more pow- erful than the conscious awareness

Question 10

Humanistic Existential Theories

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positive psychol- ogy”) approach is that people strive toward meaning, growth, well-being, happi- ness, and psychological health.

Question 11

Dispositional Theories

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argue that the unique and long-term tendencies to behave in particular ways are the essence of our personality

Question 12

Biological Evolutionary Theories

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Behavior, thought, feelings, and personality are influenced by differences in basic genetic, epigenetic, and neurological systems between individuals.

Question 13

Falsifiable

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Falsifiability, however, is not the same as false; it simply means that neg- ative research results will refute the theory and force the theorist to either discard it or modify it.

Question 14

What makes Theory Useful ?

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Generate Research, Falsifiable, Organizes Data, Guides Action, Is internally Consistent , Is Parsimonios

Question 15

Perspective in Theories Of Personality

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Psychodynamic Theories
Humanistic Existential Theories
Dispositional Theories
Biological Evolutinary Theories
Learning Social Cognitive Theory

Question 16

Theory and Its Relative

Answer 16

Philosophy
Spectulation
Hypothesis
Taxonomy

Question 17

Theories of Personality Philosophers

Answer 17

Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Karen Horney
Erik Erikson
Erich Fromm
Abraham Maslow
Carl Rogers
Gordon Allport
Paul Costa
Robert McCrae
Hans Eysneck
Albert Bandura