WALTER MSICHEL WEEL 12

Question 1

criteria for personality traits

Answer 1

consistency
stability
individual differences

Question 2

describe behavioural specificity

Answer 2

an individual behaviour is influenced by the specific situation

Question 3

what is personality

Answer 3

personality is a stable system that mediates the selection of, construction , and processing of social information that generates social behaviour

Question 4

describe personality signature

Answer 4

a consistent variability in behaviour in particular situations

Question 5

define inter individual variability

Answer 5

refers to differences in behaviour between individuals.
this variability arises from stable traits or disposition that influence how people act across various situations.

Question 6

define intra individual variability

Answer 6

pertains to the fluctuations in an individual behaviour across different situations.
even within a single person , behaviour can vary depending on contextual factors and personal experiences

Question 7

explain the personality paradox

Answer 7

the personality paradox highlights the apparent contradiction between consistency of personality traits and the variability of behaviour across different situations.
challenges the notion that personality traits alone can predict behaviour without considering social influences

Question 8

an example of behaviour situation signature ( personality signature )

Answer 8

individuals who remains calm under pressure , but is anxious in social gatherings.
their behaviour signature would be characterized by composed response in high pressure work scenarios , and nervousness in social interactions

Question 9

how many cognitive affective units is there

Answer 9

five

Question 10

1. encoding strategies

Answer 10

how individuals categorize and interpret information from their environment

Question 11

2. competencies and self regulatory plans

Answer 11

skills and strategies for managing behaviour and achieving goals

Question 12

3. expectancies and beliefs

Answer 12

anticipation about the outcome of behaviour and the underlying beliefs

Question 13

4. goal and values

Answer 13

desired objectives and the principle guiding behaviour

Question 14

5. affective response

Answer 14

emotions and feelings experienced in response to situations

Question 15

how does caps model function as a dynamic systems of personality

Answer 15

this systems emphasizes that behaviour results from the interplay between internal factors ( like beliefs, goals , and emotions ) and external situations

Question 16

how did Mitchel address the criticism of previous social learning with CAPS model and why were some criticize

Answer 16

previous social learning theories often emphasizes the role of environment stimuli in shaping behaviour ,sometimes underestimating the influence of internal cognitive and emotional factors.

mischel addressed these by proposing personally is a dynamic system of cognitive affective units that interacts with situational context.