AFM280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Ethnocentrism, Trait Theory, Neuroticism

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Accounting & Financial Management
• Course: AFM280
• Professor: D'arcy Delamere

Document Summary

Personality: the structures and propensities inside a person that explain his or her characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behaviour; personality reflects what people are like and creates their social reputation. Traits: recurring trends in people"s responses to their environment. Cultural values: shared beliefs about desirable end states or modes of conduct in a given culture that influence the expression of traits. Big five: the five major dimensions of personality: Conscientiousn ess: dimension of personality-reflecting traits like being dependable, organized, reliable, ambitious, hard -working, and persevering. Agreeableness: dimension of personality-reflecting traits like being kind, cooperative, sympathetic, helpful, courteous, and warm. Neuroticism: dimension of personality -reflecting traits like being nervous, moody, emotional, insecure, jealous, and unstable. Openness to experience: dimension of personality-reflecting traits like being curious, imaginative, creative, complex, r efined, and sophisticated. Extraversion: dimension of personality-reflecting traits like being talkative, sociable, passionate, assertive, bold and dominant.