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Personality is originated from the word " persona", which means
Personality is originated from the word " persona", which means
Mask
It is a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to a person's behavior.
It is a pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to a person's behavior.
Personality
It is an individual's unique variation on the general evolutionary design for human nature, expressed as a developing pattern of dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations, integrative life stories complexly and differentially situated in culture.
It is an individual's unique variation on the general evolutionary design for human nature, expressed as a developing pattern of dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations, integrative life stories complexly and differentially situated in culture.
Personality
It is a set of related assumptions that allows scientist to use deductive reason to formulate a testable hypothesis
It is a set of related assumptions that allows scientist to use deductive reason to formulate a testable hypothesis
An explanation for phenomenon
An explanation for phenomenon
What makes a theory useful?
What makes a theory useful?
It is the ability to stimulate and guide further research
It is the ability to stimulate and guide further research
A theory must be precise enough to suggest research that may either support or fail to support its major tenets.
A theory must be precise enough to suggest research that may either support or fail to support its major tenets.
It can expand an existing research and it is concerned with measurements, labelling, and categorization of units employed in theory building
It can expand an existing research and it is concerned with measurements, labelling, and categorization of units employed in theory building
It leads to an indirect verification of the usefulness of the theory
It leads to an indirect verification of the usefulness of the theory
It should also be able to organize those research data that are not incompatible with each other.
It should also be able to organize those research data that are not incompatible with each other.
It should not be consistent to other theories, but must be consistent with itself.
It should not be consistent to other theories, but must be consistent with itself.
It defines unit in terms of observable events or behaviors that can be measured.
It defines unit in terms of observable events or behaviors that can be measured.
It is the ability to guide practitioner over the rough coarse of day to day problems
It is the ability to guide practitioner over the rough coarse of day to day problems
It is an organized attempt to describe and explain how personalities developed and why personalities differ
It is an organized attempt to describe and explain how personalities developed and why personalities differ
Are attempts of explaining, predicting, and manipulating a person's pattern of traits and behavior.
Are attempts of explaining, predicting, and manipulating a person's pattern of traits and behavior.
What are the dimensions for concept of humanity?
What are the dimensions for concept of humanity?
Are people's behaviors determined by forces over which they have no control? Or can people choose to be what they wish to be?
Are people's behaviors determined by forces over which they have no control? Or can people choose to be what they wish to be?
The position theorists take on the issue that shapes their way of looking at people and colors their concept of humanity.
The position theorists take on the issue that shapes their way of looking at people and colors their concept of humanity.
Whether human behavior is predetermined or if people have the freedom to choose.
Whether human behavior is predetermined or if people have the freedom to choose.
Whether humans are naturally inclined toward negative or positive outcomes.
Whether humans are naturally inclined toward negative or positive outcomes.
Whether behavior is driven by past experiences or future goals.
Whether behavior is driven by past experiences or future goals.
Whether human actions are mainly influenced by conscious thoughts or unconscious forces.
Whether human actions are mainly influenced by conscious thoughts or unconscious forces.
Whether human nature is shaped more by genetics/biology or by social and environmental factors.
Whether human nature is shaped more by genetics/biology or by social and environmental factors.
Whether people are fundamentally unique or share common traits with others
Whether people are fundamentally unique or share common traits with others
Are people doomed to live miserable, conflicted and troubled lives? Or can they change and grow into psychologically healthy, happy, fully functioning human beings?
Are people doomed to live miserable, conflicted and troubled lives? Or can they change and grow into psychologically healthy, happy, fully functioning human beings?
Personality theorists who believe in determinism tend to be pessimistic, whereas those who believe in free choice are usually optimistic.
Personality theorists who believe in determinism tend to be pessimistic, whereas those who believe in free choice are usually optimistic.
Is behavior a function of past experiences? Or can behavior be explained in terms of future goals or purpose?
Is behavior a function of past experiences? Or can behavior be explained in terms of future goals or purpose?
Are people ordinarily aware of what they are doing and why they are doing it? Or do unconscious forces impinge on then and drive them to act without awareness of the underlying forces?
Are people ordinarily aware of what they are doing and why they are doing it? Or do unconscious forces impinge on then and drive them to act without awareness of the underlying forces?
Nature vs. nurture
Nature vs. nurture
Is the salient feature of people their individuality? Or their common characteristics?
Is the salient feature of people their individuality? Or their common characteristics?
These are not laws but are speculations from different point of view.
These are not laws but are speculations from different point of view.
It is based on assumptions subject to individual interpretation
It is based on assumptions subject to individual interpretation
The usefulness of a theory does not depend on its commonsense value or in its agreement with other theories, rather it depends on its ability to________ and________.
The usefulness of a theory does not depend on its commonsense value or in its agreement with other theories, rather it depends on its ability to________ and________.
It is extended by galen associating humors with temperaments.
It is extended by galen associating humors with temperaments.
Health prevails when the four humours of the body are balance, disease where there is an imbalance.
Health prevails when the four humours of the body are balance, disease where there is an imbalance.
Galen then associated the 4 humours of the body with ______. This created a rudimentary theory of personality
Galen then associated the 4 humours of the body with ______. This created a rudimentary theory of personality
Hippocrates theorized that humans should be divided into four character types based on the predominant fluid in their bodies: what are these?
Hippocrates theorized that humans should be divided into four character types based on the predominant fluid in their bodies: what are these?
Ambitious, easily angered, passionate, aggressive
Ambitious, easily angered, passionate, aggressive
Optimistic, courageous, amorous
Optimistic, courageous, amorous
Melancholy, depressed, quite, analytical, serious
Melancholy, depressed, quite, analytical, serious
Thoughtful, reasonable, calm, lazy, apathetic
Thoughtful, reasonable, calm, lazy, apathetic
Proposed that the distances between bumps on the skull reveal a person's personality traits, character, and mental abilities
Proposed that the distances between bumps on the skull reveal a person's personality traits, character, and mental abilities
Provided information to determine whether a person was friendly, prideful, murderous, kind, good with languages, etc.
Provided information to determine whether a person was friendly, prideful, murderous, kind, good with languages, etc.
are broad, observable qualities that define a person’s overall behavior and tendencies (e.g., being outgoing, disciplined)
are broad, observable qualities that define a person’s overall behavior and tendencies (e.g., being outgoing, disciplined)
are specific, consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make up personality (e.g., extraversion, conscientiousness).
are specific, consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make up personality (e.g., extraversion, conscientiousness).
Flashcards
What is 'Persona'?
What is 'Persona'?
From the Greek word for mask, it's the outward face we show.
What is Personality?
What is Personality?
A consistent pattern of traits and characteristics, giving individuality and consistency to behavior.
What are Theories?
What are Theories?
A scientific process of creating a testable predication.
What does 'generates research' mean in the context of a useful theory?
What does 'generates research' mean in the context of a useful theory?
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What does 'is falsifiable' mean regarding a theory?
What does 'is falsifiable' mean regarding a theory?
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What does it mean for a theory to 'organize data'?
What does it mean for a theory to 'organize data'?
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What is an operational definition?
What is an operational definition?
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What does 'Guides action' mean in terms of a theory?
What does 'Guides action' mean in terms of a theory?
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What are Theories of Personality used for?
What are Theories of Personality used for?
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What is Determinism vs. Free Choice?
What is Determinism vs. Free Choice?
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What is Pessimism vs. Optimism?
What is Pessimism vs. Optimism?
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What is Unconscious vs. Conscious?
What is Unconscious vs. Conscious?
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What is Biological vs. Social?
What is Biological vs. Social?
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What is Uniqueness vs. Similaritie?
What is Uniqueness vs. Similaritie?
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What is Causality vs. Teleology?
What is Causality vs. Teleology?
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What is Hippocrates' Humours Theory?
What is Hippocrates' Humours Theory?
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Whose theory extended Hippocrates' theory of humours, creating a rudimentary personality theory?
Whose theory extended Hippocrates' theory of humours, creating a rudimentary personality theory?
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What were Hippocrates' four character types?
What were Hippocrates' four character types?
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What characteristics are associated with 'Blood (sanguine)'?
What characteristics are associated with 'Blood (sanguine)'?
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What characteristics are associated with 'Black bile/gall (melancholic)'?
What characteristics are associated with 'Black bile/gall (melancholic)'?
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What characteristics are associated with 'Phlegm (phlegmatic)'?
What characteristics are associated with 'Phlegm (phlegmatic)'?
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What characteristics are associated with 'Yellow bile'?
What characteristics are associated with 'Yellow bile'?
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What is phrenology?
What is phrenology?
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What did Phrenology by Franz Gall provide?
What did Phrenology by Franz Gall provide?
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What are Characteristics?
What are Characteristics?
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What are traits?
What are traits?
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What does Descriptive research do?
What does Descriptive research do?
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What is a Theory?
What is a Theory?
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What is internal consistency?
What is internal consistency?
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What could be used to develop personalities?
What could be used to develop personalities?
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