PSY 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Walter Mischel, Albert Bandura, Extraversion And Introversion
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Identity - an overall sense of who they are, where they are heading, and where they fit into society: big five - five major dimensions of personality (ocean) Openness to experiences - curiosity and interest in variety vs. preference for sameness. Conscientiousness - discipline and organization vs. lack of seriousness. Neuroticism - emotional instability vs. stability: perspective. Trait theory - paul costa and robert mccrae. Social learning theory - albert bandura and walter mischel: the infant, self-recognition - ability to recognize oneself in a mirror or photograph, categorical self - classify themselves into social categories based on age, sex, and other visible characteristics. Easy temperament - even tempered, typically content or happy, open and adaptable to new experiences such as the approach of a stranger or their first taste of strained plums, regular feeding and sleeping habits, tolerable frustrations and discomforts.