PSY 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Walter Mischel, Albert Bandura, Extraversion And Introversion
19 Sep 2020
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Today trait researchers believe that earlier trait dimensions like eysenck"s" personality dimensions don"t tell the whole story. An expanded range (5 factors) of traits do a better assessment job: conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion, about 50% heritable for each trait, traits are common among other cultures. Individuals and environments: ways individuals and environments interact, different people choose different environments, personalities shape how we react to events, personalities shape situations. Social-cognitive psychologists emphasize sense of personal control. Whether we control the environment or vice versa^ External locus of control: perception that chance/outside forces determine our fate. External internal locus of control: the perception we control our own fate. Believe success and failure is due to. Tends to be negative & gives up easily luck, fate, or powerful others. Will not initiate or attempt to repair. Feel more anger and perceive others to. Take fewer precautions and preventions be less friendly relationships for illness learned helplessness.
