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Compare and contrast the trait, humanism, psychodynamic, and behavioral personality theories. Minimum 200 words.
You can find some information about Psychology of Personality in the next 3 slides.
#1 Essay
Personality- a person’s unique and relatively stable patterns of thinking emotions and behavior
Personality Traits- A stable, enduring quality that a person shows in most situations
Personality Type- A style of personality defined by a group of related traits
Psychology of Personality
Personality theories- A system of concepts, assumptions, ideas and principles used to understand and explain personality
Categorized in 4 major perspectives
Trait theories
What traits make up personality and how they relate to actual behavior
Psychodynamic Theories
Focus on the inner workings of personality, especially internal conflicts and struggles
Humanistic Theories
Stress private, subjective experience, and personal growth
Behaviorist/ social learning Theories
Place importance on environment and the effects of conditioning and learning
Personality Theories
Interviews- face-to-face meeting held for the purpose of gaining information about an individual’s personal history, personality traits, psychological state, etc.
Some times Direct Observation is used-assessing behavior through surveillance
Limitations- interviewer preconceptions; interviewer’s traits may skew client behavior; people try to deceive interviewer; Halo Effect- generalizing (positive or negative)
Situational testing- simulating real-life conditions so that a person’s reactions may be directly observed
Army, Police department, fire department
Personality Assessments
Describe the Milgram study. Include the design of the study, the purpose of the study, and the results. What do the results represent/mean? Minimum 200 words.
You can find some information about Milgram Study in the next 3 slides.
#2 Essay
Changing our behavior because of the presence of others.
Three levels: conformity, compliance, obedience
The more important the group, the stronger the influence
Social Influence
Milgram
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Changing our behavior in direct response to the demands of an authority figure
Milgram’s study prompted by Nazi regime
Obedience
Milgram
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The results
65% obeyed by going all the way to 450 volts on the “shock machine,” even though the learner eventually could not answer any more questions
The learner screamed and provided no further answers once 300 volts (“severe shock”) was reached
Milgram
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