Psych Chapter 11 Objectives

Front 1

rationalization

Back 1

attempting to make actions or mistakes seem reasonable: the reasons or excuses given (ex: i spank my kid cuz it is good for them) should rational, but they aren't the real reasons for behavior

Front 2

displacement

Back 2

deflecting an impulse from its original target to a less threatening one; anger at one's boss may be expressed through hostility toward a clerk, a family member, or even the dog.

Front 3

projection

Back 3

unconcsiously attributing one's own unacceptable thoughts or impulses to another person: instead of recognizing the "I hate him," a person may feel that "He hates me."

Front 4

3 main assumptions of of the trait approach:

Back 4

1. relatively stable, and therefore predictable, over time
2. relatively stable across situations, and they can explain why people act in predictable ways in many different situations.
3. people differ in how much of a particular personality they possess; no 2 people are exactly alike on all traits.