Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Personality
- Trait Perspective
- People are born
with distinct
characteristics
- Behaviour=Function
of Personality
- B=F(P)
- Does not account for the fact
behaviour is not always
predictable and that it can
change with the environment.
- Two theories in Trait
perspective are Personality
types and Narrow Ban Theory
Type A and Type B (Girdano)
- Personality Types
- Neurotic
- Slow
recovery
from stress
- Experience
high levels
of stress
- Unpredictable
mood
- Have extreme
and
unpredictable
emotions due to
mood swings
- Stable
- Displays
predictable
emotions in
situations
- Don't normally
experience
extreme stress
- Predictable Moods
- Rapid
recovery from
stress
- Extrovert
- Gets on well with other people
- Low sensitivity of
the RAS (reticular
activating system)
- Outgoing and sociable
- Becomes aroused slower
than introverts
- Introvert
- Shy and reserved
- More quickly aroused than introverts
- Prefer isolation
- High sensitivity
of the RAS
- Narrow Band Theory
- Type A
- Highly
Competitive
- Works
Fast
- Strong
desire to
succeed
- Likes
control
- Prone to
suffer
stress
- Non-competitive
- Works more
Slowly
- Lacking in
desire to
succeed
- Does not
enjoy
control
- Less
prone to
stress
- Social
Learning
Perspective
- This theory
says that all
behaviour
is learned
- Behaviour=Function of
Enviroment
- B=F(E)
- Bandura made
this theory and
though leaning
occured through
2 processes
- Behaviour
being
imitated
through
observation
- New behaviour is
made by
obseravation but
only with social
reinforcement
- These methods are
enforced more
when
- Role model is
powerful/authoritive
- Observer and
role model are
the same
gender
- When the
observer wants
to adopt new
norms
- When the observer
is observing
someone of
significance
- Interactionist Approach
- New psychologists
prefer this theory
- Based on Hollander's work
- 3 levels
- Psycological Core
- Thought to be the true
self and is stable as well
as relatively constant
- Typical Responses
- Changeable and
are learned.
Modify as the
person responds
to the situation
- Role Related
- Most
changeable
and is
dynamic.
- Behaviour=
Function of
Personality X
Enviroment
- B=F(EXP)