MGHB02H3 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 - Personality and Learning

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Personality the relatively stable set of psychological characteristics that influences the way an individual interacts with his or her environment and how he or she feels, thinks and behaves. Summarizes his or her personal style of dealing with the world. Personality consists of a number of dimensions and traits that are determined in a complex way by genetic predisposition and by one"s long-term learning history. Stable but susceptible to change through adult learning experiences. After ww2, use of personality tests for selection of military personnel became widespread, 1950s and 1960s became popular in business organizations. Dispositional approach focuses on individuals dispositions and personality, individuals possess stable traits or characteristics that influence their attitudes and behaviours. Individuals are predisposed to behave in certain ways. Situational approach characteristic of the organizational setting such as rewards and punishment, influence people"s feelings, attitudes and behaviour.

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