Theory Part 1 Flashcards
Personality
is a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to a person’s behavior
Traits
contribute to individual differences in behavior, consistency of behavior over time, and stability of behavior across situations
Characteristics
are unique qualities of an individual that include such attributes as temperament, physique, and intelligence.
Philosophy
Love of wisdom
Epistemology
Nature of Knowledge
Speculation
They are closely tied to empirically gathered data and to science.
Hypothesis
hypothesis is an educated guess or prediction specific enough for its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method.
Taxonomy
are essential to the development of a science because without clas- sification of data science could not grow.
Psychodynamic Theories
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
Humanistic Existential Theories
positive psychol- ogy”) approach is that people strive toward meaning, growth, well-being, happi- ness, and psychological health.
Dispositional Theories
argue that the unique and long-term tendencies to behave in particular ways are the essence of our personality
Biological Evolutionary Theories
Behavior, thought, feelings, and personality are influenced by differences in basic genetic, epigenetic, and neurological systems between individuals.
Falsifiable
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.
What makes Theory Useful ?
Generate Research, Falsifiable, Organizes Data, Guides Action, Is internally Consistent , Is Parsimonios
Perspective in Theories Of Personality
Psychodynamic Theories
Humanistic Existential Theories
Dispositional Theories
Biological Evolutinary Theories
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