Trait theory

mother and I were surveyed on these three categories and what we would wish for in a perfect mate. In these categories many stark differences were noticed, but on the other hand so were many similarities. When asked about what kind of physical traits my mother would prefer for me as a perfect mate she was very vague and just suggested that she be “a beautiful woman”. This shows the tolerance she would express when it came to physical appearance or maybe that she believed that any set of…

characteristics. The purpose of the questionnaire is to find which of the 24 character traits are your strengths. The survey is 240 questions long and is comprised of a series of statements, most of these statements ask how much you think the statement sounds like you, but several of them ask how other people see you. After taking the test, it listed several of my strongest character traits, the top 3 traits being perspective wisdom, self-control and self-regulation, and love of learning.…

There many personality theories that can be related to the film Divergent. Two of which are Alfred Alder’s theory of individual psychology, looking specifically at striving for superiority and Gordon Allport’s trait theory. Personality is the “organization of a person’s character, temperament, intellect, and physique, which determines his unique adjustment to the environment” (Eysenck, 1970). These two theories examine how personality develops and features of an individual or group’s personality…

causes people to adapt and what traits stay predominantly throughout life? To combat this question I decided to pull out 5 dominate traits…

comparison between Extroverts and Introverts by using the Big Five Inventory.The five-factor model of personality is a hierarchal organization of personality traits that are organized into five basic dimensions which are Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience. According to ‘’the Big Five Trait Taxonomy’’ by (John & Srivastava, 1999), Extraversion refers to the factor has two familiar ends of the spectrum: extroversion and introversion. It…

Using trait and factor theory, will allow me to guide the client into finding what the appropriate career path would be taking into consideration things such as her personality, interests, and skills. Congruent with the philosophy is trait and factor theory, each individual and the environment possess traits that can be matched. Taking all this into consideration, we arrive to the understanding that there…

different from objects when it comes to this; the smaller pieces are just call traits. Some people are extremely beautiful, others are very good at sports, and others can make people feel very comfortable. Samantha (Sammy) Keyes is a very special 12-year-old girl that has her own special traits. Sammy is a very brave girl who is extremely observant, who has great compassion for others and is also very loyal. These traits help her juggle the events that unfold around her and her friends on…

Same Traits Different Outcomes in Leadership Leadership is a long researched, studied theme in Organisational Psychology. However, looking at the recent incidents that took various organisations to a huge failure, it is seen that leadership does not only have a bright side. These failures mostly show that destructive leadership is an important reason for them to happen (Thoroughgood, Padilla, Hunter & Tate, 2012). As Goldman (2009) indicates, organisations have started to assess potential…

Personality Theories Along the development of the study of personalities, many psychologist have developed numerous ideas to approach and understand each individual. At the same time, these psychologist tried to explain why each person will react in different ways in the same situation, how the environment affect the decision making process, and how genetics represent a vital part of our personality. Some of these personalities’ theories were considered reliable and accurate in a specific point…

This brings to question how the personality is developed. Socio-cognitive theories such as Albert Bandura’s (1977) state that personality is a product of a set of cognitive processes otherwise known as the ‘Self-System’. Bandura’s theory outlines the role of social experience, reciprocal determinism and observational learning in relation to the development of the self-system in childhood. Children observe…