PSYCH 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Test Anxiety, Summer Camp, Personality Psychology
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Expressed as consistent, stable behavior (e. g. , conscientious behavior in many situations over time) Our intuitions say there is stability and coherence to personality but the consistency of behavior across situations is not very high. John and george both have same tipping averages. But john tips more than george at mom and pop diner than at a fancy restaurant. Summer camp for children ages 6-11 years old. Adults describing children; children describing each other. He is always angry when disagreed with. Identifying psychological situations and common behaviors in the wediko camp setting. Child profile stability graphs from wediko study. Encodings: categories (constructs) for the self, people, events, and situations (external and internal) Expectancies and beliefs: about the social world, about outcomes for behavior in particular situations, about one"s self-efficacy. Affects: feelings, emotions, and affective responses (including physiological reactions) Goals and values: desirable outcomes and affective states, aversive outcomes and affective states; goals, values, and projects.
