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what is the definition of personality?
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an idividual's unique sat of personility traits
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what is the definition of personality trait?
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an individuals enduring tendency to particular types of behavior in a variety of different situations
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why is the concept of personality traits controversial?
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you can't empirically test what a trait is. there is no scientific way to test it
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what are the five factors of the five-factor model of personality traits?
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1.Agreeableness
2. Neuroticism 3.Extroversion 4.consciantiousness 5.openness to experience |
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what is agreeableness?
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easy to get along with, trustworthy, straightforward, Altruism, compliance, modesty, and tenderness
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what is neuroticism?
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anxiety, angry hostility, depression, self-consciousness, impulsivity, vulnerability
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what is extroversion?
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warmth,gregariousness, assertiveness, activity, excitement seeking, positive emotion
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what is conscientious?
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competence, order, dutifulness, achievement striving, self-discipline, deliberation
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what is openness to experience?
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fantasy (active fantasy life), aesthetics (artistic interests), feelings (emotionally open), actions (flexible), ideas (intellectual), values (unconventional)
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what is high vs low in agreeableness?
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high = sympathetic, trusting, cooperative, modest, and straightforward
low = characterized as suspicious, antagonistic, and aggressive |
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what is high vs low in extroversion?
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high = outgoing, sociable, upbeat, friendly, assertive, and gregarious
low = neuroticism |
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what is high vs low in neuroticism?
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high = anxious, hostile, self concious, insecure, and vulnerable
low = extroversion |
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what is high vs low in conscientiousness?
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high = diligent, disciplined, well-organized, punctual, and dependable
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what is high vs low in openness to experience?
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high = curiosity, flexibility, vivid fantasy, imaginativeness, artistic sensitivity, and unconventional attitudes
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what are the four major issues for the personality theory?
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1.Individual differences
2.Behavioral dynamics 3.Freedom versus determinism 4.conscious versus unconscious control of behavior |
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in the major issues for the personality theory, what is individual differences?
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why are pple different? person=F(heredity*experience)
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in the major issues for the personality theory, what is behavioral dynamics?
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what determines what a person does in a situation and what is it in a situation that causes pple to react differently
behavior=F(person*situation) |
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in the major issues for the personality theory, what is freedom versus determinism?
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you choose to do something bad therefore u get punished for it ie hell
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in the major issues for the personality theory, what is concious versus unconscious control of behavior?
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impulsive behavior
deciding whether or not to go to the library after class |
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what are the five major approaches to personality?
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1.psychodynamic
2.Behaviorist 3.Humanist 4.Social-learning 5.biological (behavioral genetics; Evolutionary psychology) |
