BUS 2090 Lecture Notes - Machiavellianism, Extraversion And Introversion, Job Satisfaction
2 Feb 2013
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Comes from genetics (heredity) & long-term learning history (experiences) Influences the way a person interacts with their environment. By understanding personality we can understand behaviour. Person-situation debate : focuses on situation : the interactionist approach: There are weak situations (there are rules & regulations) & strong situations (less regulations) Not every personality will fit in every situation. Emphasizes importance of fit between personality & situation: the dispositional approach, the situational approach. Argues there are 5 measures of personality : extroversion: sociable, assertive vs. withdrawn & shy. Usually happier in life (more friends: agreeableness: good-natured, cooperative & trusting. Romantic partners, friends & team members: conscientiousness: responsible, dependable, persistent, & organized vs. cold, rude. Live more (take better care of selves) Cant adapt to change (organized & ordered: emotional stability: clam, self-confident, secure, vs. nervous, depressed & insecure. Faster decision making: openness to experience: imaginativeness, artistically sensitive & intellectualism vs. dull, unimaginative.
