PSYCH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Neuroticism
15 Nov 2018
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Personality: an individual"s style of behaviors, thoughts, and emotions. The big 5 theory (there"s no standard level, no good or bad) Openness: lower: not open to the environment around him/her. Not willing to accept new stuff. higher: openness to experience (curious, unconventional, imaginative) Most related to the frontal lobe. higher: reliable, work hard, complete tasks on time: lower: unreliable, lazy, procrastinating. Higher: warm, being around people, insensitive: lower: being alone, relatively sensitive, enjoy times with oneself. Agreeableness higher: altruism, modesty: lower: selfishness, pretentious. Neuroticism: higher: anxiety, depression, make quick decision, being on edge, lower: pretty layback, slow pace of reacting. Social-cognitive learning theory: our behaviors are shaped and affected by social reactions, individual differences. Locus of control: inclination to predict the future of the events in their life: internal: outcomes due to one"s own efforts, external: outcomes due to other"s factors, out of one"s control.
