PSYC 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Social Comparison Theory, Vibraphone, Family Values
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Lecture 20: Personality and Social Psych 05-21-2018
Personality
Dimensions benefits
and drawbacks
High Conscientiousness
Low Conscientiousness
Pro:
• More likely to get married
• To have a good job
Con:
• Not adapting to change
• Extreme conscientiousness → may
have OCD
Pro:
• Adaptable to change
Con:
• Less likely to have stable work
High Agreeableness
Low Agreeableness
Pro:
• Friendly
Con:
• Be dormatted
• Waste tie oforig to others’
wishes
Pro:
• Easier time being self-satisfied
• Good at looking at both
perspectives
• More critical about given
information (question things)
Con:
High Neuroticism
Low Neuroticism
Pro:
• More motivated to do things b/c
anxiety
Con:
• Anxious
• Depressed
• Broody
Pro:
• No negative vibes
Con:
• Low motivation to accomplish
things (no anxiety)
• High procrastination, low
achievement
High open to experiences
Low open to experience
Pro:
• High curiosity
Con:
• Low focus on one thing
• No settlement (eg. switch major
3x and spend 8yrs in college)/ low
commitment
Pro:
• Hold family values
• Stick with commitments
Con:
• Low curiosity
High extraversion
Low extraversion
Pro:
• sociable
Con:
• not focused on selves/ who they
are
o bad when making own
decisions about life/ self
• need lot of environmental
stimulation
Pro:
• more in-tuned with self
o self-reflective/ great
introspection
• pick right career and partner
Con:
• Not as sociable
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Document Summary
Pro: more likely to get married, to have a good job. Con: not adapting to change, extreme conscientiousness may have ocd. Con: be dormatted, waste ti(cid:373)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)for(cid:373)i(cid:374)g to others" wishes. Con: less likely to have stable work. Pro: easier time being self-satisfied, good at looking at both perspectives, more critical about given information (question things) Pro: more motivated to do things b/c, no negative vibes anxiety. Con: low focus on one thing, no settlement (eg. switch major. 3x and spend 8yrs in college)/ low commitment. Con: not focused on selves/ who they are. Con: low motivation to accomplish things (no anxiety, high procrastination, low achievement. Pro: hold family values, stick with commitments. Pro: more in-tuned with self, self-reflective/ great introspection, pick right career and partner, bad when making own. Con: decisions about life/ self: need lot of environmental stimulation, not as sociable.
