PSYB30H3 Chapter 1: Chapter 1
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Chapter 1: personality an introduction: henry murray states that trait psychology minimizes the importance of physiological occurrences, ir rational impulses and beliefs, infantile experiences, unconscious and inhibited drives as well as environmental (sociological factors) Type a drivers are characterized by speed, impatience, and aggressive tendencies. Type b drivers are less impatient and tend to be more co-operative: hence, type a people have been described as hard-driving . In india and in u. s. , type a drivers had more accidents than type b drivers. In ratings of movies, there is substantial variability among reviewers: some reviewers give consistently good reviews (ie. robert ebert 71%), while others give favourable reviews less often (only 45% for rick groen) The personality field is enormous and continually evolving. First goal is to define personality and discuss ways it is measured: second goal is to outline goals and purposes of personality research. Third purpose is to outline key themes in the book.
