CAS PS 251 Lecture 5: Personality Psychology PS 251, Lecture 5
9 Aug 2018
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The trait approach: you use the trait approach all the time, many people make use of traits to sell themselves. Examples of traits/characteristic: introversion/extraversion, optimism/pessimism, self-monitoring, procrastination. The predisposition to postpone that which is necessary to reach some goal. Cannot get something done without the thrill of procrastination. Motivated by pressure: avoidant procrastinators (avoiders) Avoiding the fear of failure or the fear of success: decisional procrastinators. Avoiding the decision relieves them of the responsibility of the outcome; in denial, avoiding the responsibility. Do colleges student procrastinate: 70% do likelihood to procrastinate increases freshman to senior year, graduate students and professors procrastinate the same amount. Large lectures, taught by young, lenient women. Procrastination and physical health: immune system. More flus and get sick more often in high procrastinators. Real negative impact seen in the end of the semester. *if you"re procrastinating your work, prob procras health things too; and lack of sleep: stress experienced.
