personality

Question 1

what is personality

Answer 1

a sum total of an individuals psychological characteristics which make him or her unique.

Question 2

what are traits

Answer 2

they are innate characteristics, and are though to be relatively stable. they are highly consistent attributes that exert a widely generalised casual effect on behaviour.

Question 3

what can be said about trait theory

Answer 3

that is does not believe, that the situation or environment has any bearing on a persons behaviour.

Question 4

what is social learning theory

Answer 4

• a theory that suggest that behaviour is learned form significant other by socialisation.

Question 5

what is interactionist perspective

Answer 5

a theory, which combines trait and social learning to predict behaviour in a specific situation.

Question 6

what is a trait (state the characteristics

Answer 6

• innate
• biological
• stable
• consistent
• enduring

Question 7

what is the interactionists approach (Hollanders theory)

Answer 7

• a combination of trait and social learning theory
• Psychological core (trait)
• Typical responses (how you respond based on your psychological core)
• Role – related behaviour (how one will react when faced with a situation that may require a different side of their personality e.g. defending a family member. – Considers the environment (social learning theory)
• Genetically inherited traits are triggered by the environment.