PSYB30H3 Final: PSYB30-Chapter 1 Notes.docx
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Another human universal is the desire for actualization, which involves being who we are meant to be, and developing and expressing out individual identity: at the basic level some of these aspects we share involve being extroverted (outgoing people, who love to meet and interact with new people) or introverted (those who like to keep to themselves, personality psychologist attempt to study both the ways people are similar and the ways people are different from each other. A person"s typical way of thinking, feeling and acting, in various situations, at different times: genetics: is the study of how genes and the environment affect personality and behavior, neuroscience: study of bodily responses, brain structures, brain activity, and biochemical activity. the study of how our brain and nervous system affect personality and behavior through the, self and identity: encompasses our own sense of who we are including our self concept, self esteem, and social identity.
