PSYC 305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Disinhibition, Alcoholism, Narcissism
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Chapter 5: personality dispositions over time: stability, coherence, and change. Concepts related to change/stability and general findings/patterns over time. No reference to specific studies (names, dates, etc. ) or specific statistics. Responsible for (cid:498)closer look(cid:499) section on (cid:498)day-to-day changes in self-esteem(cid:499) Conceptual issues: personality development, stability, coherence, and change. Personality development: continuities, consistencies and stabilities in people over time and the ways in which people change over time. E. g. if you are becoming consistently more conscientious or responsible as you age. Changes are typically internal to the person, not merely external surroundings. Changes are relatively enduring over time, rather than being merely temporary. Three levels of analysis: e. g. increasing sexual motivation at puberty. E. g. general decrease in impulsive and risk-taking behaviors (why auto insurance goes down as people age) Group differences level: changes over time affecting different groups of people differently.
