PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Neuroticism, Motivation, Adaptation
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Personality defined: an individual unique variation on the general evolutionary design for human nature, expressed as a developing pattern of dispositional traits, characteristic adaptations and integrative liefstories complexity and differentially situated in culture. Theory is useless w/o evidence: comprehensive: detailed, has many variables, more explanations of what the variables are and how they relate to each other. Problem: too cumbersome: parsimonious: simplistic theories, easy to understand, less variables, less explanations, useful: application of theory to the real world, generative: produces debate, discussion, controversy. Human evolution: evolutionary traits, variables: different attributes across population, heritable, selection: some trait differences help people survive better than those who don"t have that trait. In childhood, girls tend to play with girls, boys tend to play with boys. In each group, they express different traits: the socialization process, femininity nurturance & cooperation. Tea parties express caring, helping for each other. Perpetuated by home-maker roles: masculinity dominance & competition.
