EDKP 498 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sigmund Freud, B. F. Skinner, Trait Theory
19 Nov 2012
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Broad, pervasive (spreading widely though a group of people), encompassing way of relating to particular types of people or situations. It is a stable construct that involves the way a person is likely to behave across situations and over time: person"s inherent qualities of mind and character. Sweet-natured girl of placid disposition: stable over time (consistent way of dealing with situations/behaving) Momentary/brief feelings/thoughts that change depending on situation and time. Identifiable stable characteristic or quality that may represent a portion of one"s personality (mental toughness: represents ideas about a person"s disposition. May be core/central elements of personality: something you are born with, something that defines you. *states and traits can be used to predict human behavior/performance. People have certain traits that influence behavior. Trait theory: consistency and generalizability of behavior, 2 models. 1960-70 implied successful athletes shared similar traits (cannot be transferred over to sports psyc) # 1 model can not be applied to sports psyc.
