PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Frontal Lobe, Heritability, Determinism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: N/ A

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Personality is the typical way one thinks, feels. *earn a point (p. 596 to 622; at least ten questions on midterm) We do what works for us: social cognitive perspective. Learning is a major part of the social cognitve perspective. Self-efficacy beliefs: if one feels they can handle something, they are more likely to not give up easily and take on more challenging situations. There is an interaction between these factors. Positive thoughts can also cause a good mood. 3 ways in which individuals and their environment interact: different people choose different environments. Some people prefer partying with friends, others may prefer to sit at home and read a book: our personality shapes how we interpret and react to the environment. An easy-going confident person can handle a challenging situations with more ease that someone who is anxious and self-conscious: our personality helps create situations to which we react. If one has a stubborn personality and close-minded.