Trait Perspective; Social-Cognitive Perspective; Socio-Cultural Perspective - (Module 58 and 59) Flashcards

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Traits

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Characteristic pattern of behavior

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Factor Analysis

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Statistical approach used to describe traits

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Personality Inventory

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Questionnaires assessing several traits at once compared to established norms

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Eysenck [Eye Zink] Personality Test (Extroverts, Introverts)

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To polar dimensions:
Extroversion: enjoy being around people
Introversion: concerned primarily with one’s own thoughts and feelings

Emotional stability or instability (arousal)

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The Big 5 aka CANOE or OCEAN

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Five broad domains or dimensions of personality are used to describe human personality

Openness-curious, creative
Conscientiousness-organized, dependable
Extraversion-outgoing, sociable
Agreeableness-tolerant, trusting
Neuroticism-anxious, temperamental

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Criticisms of Trait Perspective

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Doesn’t really explain personality, and overestimates the consistency of behaviors

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Person-Situation Controversy (Traits v. Situational Behaviors)

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Walter Mischel

whether it is personality traits or the situation at hand that influences personality more.

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Barnum Effect

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Descriptions from personality tests are given high-accuracy ratings

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Social Cognitive Perspective

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Bandura believes personality is the interaction between a person and their social context

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Reciprocal Determinism

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Personality as the result of interaction of behavioral, cognitive, and enriovnemental interactions

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Self-Efficacy

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Belief that people have about their ability to meet demands of a specific situation

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