PSYC 3080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reinforcement, Observational Learning, Big Five Personality Traits

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3080
• Professor: Leanne Son Hing

Document Summary

Chapter2 relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment. Situational approach characteristics of the organizational setting such as rewards and punishment influence people"s feelings, attitudes and behaviour. Many studies have shown that situational factors such as the characteristics of work tasks predict job satisfaction. Interactionist approach how settings are structured is important behaviour is a function of both dispositions and the situation how debate is solved . When situational constraints are: strong, personality is a weak predictor of behaviour clear norms, clear expectations, behaviour constraints act in a particular manner. Weak, personality is a strong predictor of behaviour behaviour more ambiguous unclear rules. Big five personality traits openness to experience conscientiousness extraversion agreeableness emotional stability/neuroticsm independent do not tell you about all dimensions resistant to change unimaginative inflexible. Low: high: flexible curious creative disorganized unreliable lazy impulsive.