APA 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: 16Pf Questionnaire, Trait Theory, Extraversion And Introversion
30 Sep 2018
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Many people think that personality predicts one success in sport, however personality in sport in far more complex than this one statement. Personality definitions the overall organization of psychological characteristics-thinking, feeling, and behaving-that differentiates us from others and leads us to act consistently across time and situations (lindsay, paulhas) The consistency of social behaviour, thoughts and emotions. A person"s disposition is defined as the way one relates to different types of people. In sport research disposition is referred to as applied behaviours, thoughts and emotions that are relatively stable such as competitiveness, optimism, and motivational orientation. To analyze behaviour scientist look at clusters of behaviours, the ones that correlate they call them traits. Trait: a relatively stable characteristic or quality that may represent a portion of one"s personality; a quality used to explain an individual"s behaviour across time and situations. Psychological states: momentary feelings and thoughts that change depending on the situation and time.
