Lecture 16- Post midterm 2 Flashcards
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What is persona
a “mask” worn by an actor to portray a character
-an individuals unique psychological makeup
True or False: Everybody has a separate persona
true
Personality from Hollander is
the sum total of an individuals characteristics which make him/ her unique
Personality has how many dimensions and how many distinct levels
3 Levels: Role- related behavior, typical response, and psychological core
and :
2 Dimensions: external/ dynamic, internal/ constant
Psychological Core (Foundation):
-only internal/ constant dimension in personality
-the real you
-attitudes, values, and what you think about yourself
-internal because you cannot see the psychological core
Typical Responses:
-learned modes of adjustments
-how individuals will respond to humor, anxieties, frustration, etc
-things that happen over and over (typical)
-can be affected by social environment
Role- related Behaviors
-behavior based on perception of a social position in which we are placed
-parents, student, coaches, physios, dentists, etc
True or False: all of the levels of personality affect each other
TRUE
External Dimensions
role related behaviors and typical responses (easy to see) (easy to change) (dynamic)
Internal Dimensions
psychological core (hard to see)
-more consistent
-hardest thing to change in a personality
Psychodynamic Theories of Personality
-driven by unconscious forces
-I would (pleasure principle) -eat the cake
-Ego (reality principle) -dont eat the cake, had too much already
Superego (should/ shouldnt) -Referee
Sheldons Constitutional Theory of Personality
-body types (somatotypes)
-Ecto, meso, endo
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What are Endomorphs (short and stout) usually
viscerotonic (happy, outgoing, loves food)
What are mesomporph (“normal”) usually
Somatotonic (assertive, bold, risk taking)
What are Ectomorphic (tall and skinny) usually
Cerebrotonic (studious, tense, introverted)
Trait Psychology with Personality
-“typical response level”
-historically the strongest/ most proven theory
–its in their trait
ex) Hanson brothers always hitting, they are aggressive because they have the aggression trait
Situationism with Personality
-behaviour varies as the situation does
-not what you are born with, but what your social environment is and how you respond to it in situations
Interactionism with Personality
-interplay between person and environment
-interactionism doesn’t pick either strait or situation to explain personality
-looks at them together
Trait
a relatively stable characteristic that may represent a portion of ones personality
Innate Trait
Born with it
-normal distribution -normal bell shaped curve
Personality Traits contribute to
stability in behaviour and time
Digman Big 5 Trait Model: Openness to Experience
If soring hhigh on this, you are curious and prefer novelty/ variety
-flexible in decisions
-want to explore
-low score= very strongly to your opinion
Digman Big 5 Trait Model: Conscientiousness
if scoring high, you are disciplined, organized, and achievement oriented (you go after stuff)
Digman Big 5 Trait Model: Extraversion
If scoring high, you tend to be outgoing/ extrovert
-the tendency to be outgoing
