personality- traits Flashcards
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personality
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- the patterns of thoughts and feelings
- the way we interact with the environment and other people that make us a unique person
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personality trait characteristics (2)
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- generalisable
- predictable in various situations
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trait theory perspective beliefs
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- personality is inherited or genetically pre-determined at birth
- trait are stable, enduring an consistent in all situations
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type a personality
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- prone to suffer higher levels of stress
- likes to be in control, works fast
- strong desire to succeed so highly competitive
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type b personality
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- less prone to personal stress
- doesn’t enjoy being in control, works more slowly
- lacks a strong desire to succeed
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trait theory weaknesses
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- not likely to just be genetic input that determines our personality
- doesn’t account for free will or upbringing
-identical twins brought up in different environments don’t demonstrate the same personality
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dimensions of personality
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- introvert/extrovert
- stable/unstable
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stability
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- unstable: highly anxious with unpredictable emotions
- stable: doesn’t swing from one emotion to the other, consistent in behaviour
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extrovert
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- seeks social situation and likes excitement
- lacks concentration, prefers team sports
- e.g jack grealish, paul pogba
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introvert
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- doesn’t seeks social situations, like peace and quiet
- good at concentrating
- e.g N’Golo Kante
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social learning theory
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- contrast trait theory
- personality is determined by imitating behaviour and vicarious reinforcement
-more likely to imitate someone with similar characteristic who they deem the ‘role model’
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observational learning
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- for learning to take place the model must be correct, e.g watching messi take a free kick
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interactionist theory
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- combines personality (trait) and the environment (SLT)
- behaviour changes to the demands of a situation/ environment
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hollander’s model
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- psychological core: beliefs, values and attitudes, fairly permanent
- typical responses: responses to a situation, shows our core
- role-related behaviour: shows our actual response to a certain situation, most changeable aspect of behaviour
