Personality Flashcards
What is the definition of personality?
Unique psychological make up
What is trait theory?
Behaviour is innate, stable and consistent
What are the negatives to the trait theory?
Doesn’t consider environment
Doesn’t take into account personality change
What is the social learning theory?
We learn our behaviour from significant others
What are there 4 main points to social learning theory?
Observe, identify, reinforce, copy
What are the negatives to the social learning theory?
Doesn’t consider traits
Reinforcement of certain behaviours may be negative
Who founded the interactionist approach?
Lewin
What is the interactionist approach?
Formula?
A combination of trait theory and social learning theory
B = f (p x e)
Who founded the concentric ring theory ?
Hollander
What are the 3 circles in the concentric ring theory ?
Small - real you, traits
Medium - typical response
Big - role related behaviour
