PSYC 2740- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 88 pages long!)
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PSYC 2740
Final EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Not$how$someone$is$all$the$time$
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Average$tendency$
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Not$categories$(can't$say$someone$is$introverted)$but$rather$it’s$a$
continuum$of$low$to$high$degrees$of$a$given$trait$
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Traits$usually$fall$on$a$normal$curve$
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If$there$is$massive$fluctuations$we$may$not$be$talking$about$a$
trait$
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Moderate$relative$stability$over$time
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Trait$taxonomies$organize$meaningful$traits$
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Neurotransmitters$
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Biologically$transmitted?
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Attachment$to$caregiver
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Developed$based$on$how$were$raised
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Certain$outcomes
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High$Impulsivity;$higher$risk$for$drug$problems$bc$of$
personality$$
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What$do$they$influence
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Traits:$meaningful$ways$we$describe$(qualities,$attributes,$characteristics)$
used$to$differentiate$people$or$describe$their$similarities
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How$might$personality$traits$interact$with$environment$or$context$
to$develop$outcomes$like$reactions$
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3$components$
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Inputs;$circumstances$
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Decision$making;$often$by$product$of$trait$itself$
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Output;$what$happens$bc$of$that$
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Mechanism:$ie.$the$process$of$personality
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Personality$is$the$set$of$psychological$traits$and$mechanisms$within$the$
individual$that$is$organized$and$relatively$ enduring$and$that$influences$his$or$her$
interactions$with,$and$adaptations$to,$the$environment$(including$the$
intrapsychic,$physical,$and$social$environment).$
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Personality
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2$people$with$different$personality$traits$can$respond$to$the$exact$
same$events$very$differently$
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Personality$must$come$from$within$
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Can$be$influenced$or$caused$by$circumstances$
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Within$the$individual$
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Traits$may$not$always$be$manifested$
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Talkative$people$may$not$talk$much$in$the$morning,$in$movie$
theatres,$etc.
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Traits$may$be$dormant$
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That$is$organized
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Average$
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Traits$are$moderate$stability
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State$is$how$someone$is$at$a$given$moment
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State$anxiety:$unpleasant$emotional$arousal$in$face$of$
threats/danger
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Trait$anxiety:$tendency$to$respond$with$state$anxiety$in$the$
anticipation$of$threats/dangers
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Example
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Relatively$enduring
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Behaviour,$reactions$in$different$contexts$(degree)
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Causes$bc$it$interacts$with$different$factors$(mechanisms)
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Influences$
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Interactions$with$events
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Choosing$environment$you$want$to$be$in$
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Provoke$different$reactions$
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How$we$act$can$be$based$on$our$personality$and$can$evoke$
responses$in$others$which$evoke$responses$in$us
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Interactions$with$
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