COMM 292 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Extraversion And Introversion, Selective Perception, Conscientiousness
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Skills to improve - innovator and understanding others. The process by which individuals organize and interpret their impressions in order to give meaning to their environment. Attribution theory - the theory that when we observe what seems like atypical behaviour by an individual, we attempt to determine whether it is internally or externally caused. Internally caused behaviours are those an observer believes to be under the personal behavioural control of another individual. Externally caused behaviours are what we imagine the situation forced the individual to do. Big five personality model a personality assessment model that taps five basic dimensions. Extraversion - this dimension captures a person"s comfort level with relationships. Extraverts tend to be gregarious, assertive, and sociable. Introverts tend to be reserved, timid, and quiet. Agreeableness- this dimension refers to a person"s propensity to defer to others. Highly agreeable people are cooperative, warm, and trusting. People who score low on agreeableness are cold, disagreeable, and antagonistic.
