Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Limbic System, Reticular Formation

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Chapter 7- personality and exercise: are certain personality attributes antecedents to physical activity/exercise participation, do certain personality attributes develop as a consequence of physical activity/exercise. Personality defined: underlying, relatively stable, psychological structures and processes that organize human experience and shape a person"s actions and reactions to the environment. Structure of personality: according to hollander 1967, personality core, developed from early environmental interactions (from infant) Includes perceptions of external world and self, basic attitudes, values, interests and motives: reflective of who we are; least amenable to change, foundation of personality, typical responses to situations, fairly predictable behaviours and reactions to our environment, e. g. : outgoing person: very engaging, introducing herself before class: role-related behaviours, variable, daily behaviours influenced by the context we are in, most easily changed and most influenced by the environment. Approaches to the study of personality: biological theories, dispositional/trait theories, learning/situational approaches. Constitutional theory - somatotypes: more recent biological theory of personality.

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Research the topic of how marketers use personality tests to understand consumer behaviour. The use of information on psychological traits and demographics can be significantly valuable information to the marketer. Include a discussion of at least one personality test that marketers use and how it relates to identifying consumer behaviour patterns.

1. Describe why identifying consumer behaviour patterns are so important and impactful to the marketer.
2. Identify and explain a personality test that is used by marketers, including the basic premise of how it works. From a marketing standpoint, how might this tool be used concerning more effectively reaching the company

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Which of the following statements is TRUE of the 'indigenous' approach to studying the structure of personality?

(a) It involves examining the structure of personality revealed by the trait terms that are used by a culture.

(b) It involves translating personality tests into indigenous languages.

(d) It involves administering a personality test to indigenous people in a culture.

1.Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding personality stability?

Because it has a biological basis in infant temperament, personality remains fairly stable throughout the life span.

Personality is mostly influenced by social roles and norms, so it is difficult to predict accurately.

People make many characteristic adaptations throughout life, which can cause substantial changes in personality over time.

Personality tends to be stable in adulthood but can be predicted only from about age 15 or older.

Research on the Rorschach inkblot test indicates that it:

reliably assesses id/ego/superego conflicts and specific psychological disorders related to these conflicts

does an excellent job of identifying specific psychological disorders

identifies many normal, healthy adults and children as psychologically disturbed

is the most reliable of the many projective tests in use

Research has shown that, in predicting the behavior of people we know, we:

are unable to perform above chance levels in our predictions

are less accurate in predicting their observable behavior than in predicting our own observable behavior

tend to predict that their behavior will be more negative than it actually is

are more accurate in predicting their observable behavior than in predicting our own observable behavior

Derrick feels that he deserves more than other people, and he often tries to manipulate people to get what he wants. Whenever someone challenges him, he gets very angry. Derrick likely:

has exceptionally high-esteem

has a collectivist perspective

has low self-esteem

is suffering from terror-management syndrome

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