Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Extraversion And Introversion, Neuroticism, 16Pf Questionnaire
26 Oct 2018
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Personality defined: underlying, relatively stable, psychological structures and processes that organize human experience and shape a person"s actions and reaction to the environment. Personality core: developed form early environmental interactions, includes perceptions of external world and self, basic attitudes, values, interests, and motives, reflective of who we are; least amenable to change. Fairly predictable behaviors and reactions: role/related behaviors, variable, daily behaviors influenced b the particular context we are in o most easily changed. Approaches to the study of personality: biological theories, dispositional/trait theories. Individuals possess certain body types that predispose behavioral consistency: ectomorph: tense, introverted, inhibited, endomorph: affectionate, sociable, relaxed, mesomorph: adventurous, dominant, aggressive, risk/taking. Trait theories of personality: emphasis is placed on the person rather than on the situation or the environment. Traits are thought to reflect motivational systems that increase adaptation to positive or negative stimuli. Three related theories: eysenck"s personality theory, cattell"s personality theory, five factor model.
