PSYC 332 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Erik Erikson, Pollination Syndrome, Personal Construct Theory
29 Apr 2013
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Personality psychology: scientific study of the whole person. Individual human being as a complex whole: study of individual differences. Personality portraits: personality traits general, internal dispositions. We create personality portraits of people when we first meet them. We see how those stay constant throughout different situations. We susually form our impression about the person durin one situation. These impressions will guide us to dealing with the person when we meet them next time: self-report questionnaires: quantifies individual differences in such traits. Most people have a good sense of their basic traits in comparison to others. Characteristic adaptations: trait attributions: tell us about trends in behavior over time and across different situations, characterstics adaptations: aspects of personality that are contextualized show motivational, cognitive and developmental concerns in personality. Freud: humans motivated by deep urges regarding sexuality and aggression. Mcclelland: needs for achievement, power, affiliation or intimacy. Role of cognitive factors (values, beliefs, expectancies, etc)
