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17 Cards in this Set
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-PERSONALITY is characteristic patterns of _, _, and _ of an individual along with the _ _ behind the patterns
-personality is a system of enduring _ _ that contribute to the _ of a person's behavior |
-thoughts; emotion; behavior; psychological mechanisms
-inner characteristics; consistency |
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-personality is _ _ rewritten by _
-the study of personality psychology is interested in both the psychological _ and _ among people, it addresses how ppl _, _ and _, it addresses people _ and in _ -personality is more than just charisma n popularity |
-inborn temperment; experience
-similarities; differences; think; feel; behave; think; separately; combination |
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-feelings, thinking, and behavior of an individual can _
-feeling can conflict with thinking, for ex. being _ to someone who you know is _ |
-conflict
-attracted; trouble |
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-personality is _-- fixed by the age of _ years old though _ _ still possible
-the goal of studying personality of psyc is to explain the psychological _ of _ individuals in their _ context -some personality patterns are _ -other patterns are different making individuals _ -there are _ major theories of approaches to personality: |
-enduring; 30; subtle changes
-functioning; whole; social -universal -unique -5 1.Trait Approach 2.Biological Approach 3.Psychoanalytic Approach 4.Phenomenological, Existential, Humanistic Approach 5.Behavioral/Social Learning & Cognitive Approach |
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- adults have only _/_ or _% of the temperment they were born with
-this means from the temperment they were born with their personality _% changes -adults bw 30-40 years of agebecome less _, less _-_ |
-1/10; 10
-90 ;-emotional; thrill-seeking |
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-The 5 diff approaches to personality are not different answers to the _ _ but _ _ all together
-cannot understand everything about a person all at _ -personality traits are pretty fixed by _ so change is even more _ after that age |
-same questions; different questions
-once -30; gradual |
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-some psychological patterns are _
-ppl from all cultures have _, feel _, live in _, have the need to _ and fear _, the _, and _ -with a topic as broad as personality no _ _ can _ it all |
-universal
-leaders; embarrassed; groups; belong; snakes; dark; death -one theory; explain |
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-_ _ in the _s at the school _ was the first to teach a personality psycghology course
-he taughts from _s to _s (_ decades) -in science the _ are more important than the _ since the _ change over time -each approach emphasizes a different _ _ -_, the author of our text, and _ claim that we do not want to be like the insect guy who when found a _ bug had to _ _ of it since it did not fit into his known expertise |
-GORDON ALPORT; 1930s; Harvard;
-1930s-1960s; 3 -questions; answers; answers -central topic -FUNDER; HILGUARD; new; get rid |
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TRAIT APPROACH
-first b/c asks the basic question: does _ _? -can learn this approach _ the _-_ of other approaches -TRAITS refer to _ differences, how people _, and how these differences can be _ -trait approach is about how people differ _ and _ and _ these differences |
-personality exist?
-without; pre-knowledge -individual; differ; measured -psychologically; conceptualizing; measuring |
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TRAIT APPROACH
-_ vs _ situations -behavior is most likely due to _ _ _ if situation is weak -in strong situation, personality traits _ _ _ |
-weak; strong
-inner personality traits -do not emerge |
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TRAIT APPROACH
-in weak situation, there are few _ _ -in a weak situation, _ personality traits emerge -an example of a weak situation is going to the _ bc there are plenty of _ of what to do and we can tell about their personality from their _ _ |
-convergig cues
-some -beach; choices; personal choices |
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-an ex of a strong situation is the playing of the _ _ because everyone does the _ _ n nothing is revealed about an individual person's _
-the _ approach is a direct outgrowth of the trait approach |
-national anthem; same thing; personality
-biological |
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2. BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
-looks at how traits are _, examines _ and _ (in brain) -it covers _ and _ as well as examines _ n _ (structure and function) -a specific gene is only a _ of having a certain trait, only one component in complicated combination of things and also A GENE HAS TO BE _ BY THE _ |
-produced; neurostructure; neurofunction
-inheritance; evolution; anatomy; physiology -PROBABILITY; activated; environment |
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BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
-thrill-seekers tend to have a longer variety of _-_ receptor gene which makes them less sensitive to _ but also do not have to become dare devils and can be taught to _ that _-_ drive and _ into _ activity |
-DOPAMINE-4; pain; channel; risk-taking; overactiveness; constructive
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BIOLOGICAL APPROACH
-shyness working biologically shows that show fetuses; _ _ is _ in the wound, they are highly _, they _ the environment, and after birth it is up to the parents to _ but _ _ the babies to things that can cause _ -by the age of _, only _% of babies prejudged as shy remain shy |
-heart beat; faster; reactive; overmonitor; gently; firmly desensitize; anxiety;
-4; 20% |
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-the third approach is the _ approach which focuses of the _ and _ _
-emphasizes _ energy -_ and the resolution of _ _ _ is the focus -the influence of _ _ and the critical impact of _ _ is emphasized |
-PSYCHOANALYTIC; unconscious; freudian psychodynamics
-psychic -nature; internal mental conflicts -unconscious conflicts; early childhood |
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PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH
-The _ was neglected by both the _ and _ approaches -the 4th approach is the _, _, _ approach |
-unconscious; trait; biological
-phenomenological; existential; humanistic |