PSYB30H3 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Extraversion And Introversion, Conscientiousness, Big Five Personality Traits
Document Summary
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) Is personality basically consistent or stable over time, or is personality basically changeable over time. Biological approach: personality is influenced by your genes and genes are stable. E. g. , if you were an easy going baby you will be easy going throughout life. If you do not experience stressors your personality will not change but if you are exposed/experience stressors then it will affect your personality. 3 levels of personality analysis: human nature. Everyone is alike/how we are like others. Traits and mechanisms of personality that are typical of our species and possessed by nearly everyone. Individual differences refer to ways in which each person is like some other people (e. g. , extraverts, sensations-seekers, high self-esteem persons)
