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Personality Flashcards

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What are the different theories of personailty?

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1)Trait theories of extroversion/introversion & stable/unstable
2)Type A &B
3)Social learning theories
4)Interactionist theory

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What is extroversion?

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A trait of a person who seeks social situations and likes excitement but lacks concentration

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What is introversion?

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A trait of a person who does not seek social situations and likes peace and quiet, but is good at concentrating

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Can individuals have a bit of both personality trait?

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Yes, but one is mainly dominant.

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What does RAS stand for?

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Reticular activating system

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What is reticular activating system?

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It can determine whether a person is inclined towards extroversion or introversion.

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What are extroverts seen as through RAS?

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It inhibits or REDUCES the effects of SENSORY STIMULI causing areas of the brain to experience LOW LEVELS OF AROUSAL, therefore SEEKING SOCIAL SITUATIONS.

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What are introverts seen as through RAS?

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It has HIGH LEVELS OF AROUSAL naturally occurring within there brains so tend to avoid EXTERNAL SITUATION.
Most likely to be SHY in social situations.

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What is a stable personality trait?

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Someone who is CONSTANT AND PREDICTABLE in their emotional behaviour.
Doesn’t experience HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS.

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What is a Unstable personality trait?

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Someone who is HIGHLY ANXIOUS and has UNPREDICTABLE and CHANGABLE emotions.

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What is the narrow band approach?

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It splits personality into type A and B

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What is type A personality?

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Characterized as impatient , intolerant and high levels of stress
STRONG DESIRE TO SUCCEED.

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What is Type B personality?

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Relaxed, tolerant approach, lower personal stress and LACKS DESIRE TO SUCCEED.

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What is state anxiety?

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Is felt in a particular situation.

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What are the two sub categories of state personailty?

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Somatic
Cognitive

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What is Somatic state anxiety?

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Bodies physiological state

17
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What is Cognitive state anxiety?

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Psychological worry

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What are the strengths of Trait theory?

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Explains how behaviour is predicted
Evidence shows personality is influenced by genetics.

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What are the weaknesses of trait theory?

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Doesn’t account for personality Changing in different environments
Identical twins don’t demonstrate same personality therefore its not all down to trait.
Not just genetic input that determines personality.

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What is social learning theory?

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We learn to deal with situations by observing others.

21
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Does personality change according to the situation and the environment ?

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Yes

22
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Fill the gaps:
Behaviour is more likely to be …… if watching a ….. event and if that other is …………..

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1.Copied
2.Live
3. Successful

23
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Fill the gaps:
We …….. and …….. the behaviour and personality of …………… others.

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1.observe
2.Copy
3.Significant

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What are the strengths of social learning theory?

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Explains why we often show the same personalities as our parents
Media influences our personality’s

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What are the weaknesses of social learning theory?

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Too simplistic as not likely to be just environment that influences behaviour.

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What is the interactionist approach of personality?

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The relationship between trait and social learning theory.

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How does the interactionist approach help us?

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Helps us understand how individuals are different.

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What is equation for the interactionist approach?

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Behaviour is a combination of PERSONALITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

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What are the strengths of the interactionist theory?

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Takes into account the effect of both traits and the environment
Explains why people in the same environment act differently
Explains why behaviour is unpredicatble

30
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What are the weaknesses of the interactionist theory?

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Doesn’t explain why individuals act differently in situations they’ve experienced before

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