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| Question | Answer |
| definition of personality | personality is made up of the thoughts and feeling and behaviour that make a person unique. |
| what is temperament? | temperament refers to the inherited aspects of personality the stable aspects of our personality that are thoughts top be inherited. |
| what are monozygotic twins? | monozygotic twins are twins that have been developed from the one fertilised egg. |
| what are dizygotic twins? | dizygotic twins are twins developed from two separate fertilised eggs. |
| what does the term 'extrovert' mean? | a personality type that describes people who look to the outside world for entertainment. |
| what does the term 'introversion' mean? | a personality type that describes people who are content with their own company. |
| what does the term 'neuroticism' mean? | a personality type that describes people who are highly emotional and show quick, intense reaction to fear. |
| what does 'longitudinal study' mean? | longitudinal study is a study carried out to show how behaviour changes over time. |
| slow to warm up hint: look back at Thomas, chess and birch (1977) | slow to warm up children did not respond well to change or new experience to begin with once they adapted they were happy. |
| easy hint: look back at Thomas, chess and birch (1977) | the easy children were happy flexible and regular. |
| difficult hint: look back at Thomas, chess and birch (1977) | the difficult children were demanding inflexible and cried a lot. |
| emotionality hint: Look at buss and Plomin (1984) | how strong the child's emotional response. |
| activity hint: look at buss and Plomin (1984) | how energetic the child was. |
| sociability hint: look at buss and Plomin (1984) | how much the child wanted to be with other people. |
| what are questionnaires? | a set of standard questions about a topic that is given to all the participants in the survey. |
| what is Antisocial personality disorder? | a condition in which the individual does not use socially acceptable behaviour or consider the rights of others. |
| what is DSM-IV TR? | lists different metal disorders and the criteria for diagnosing them. |
| biological causes of APD | some researchers believe that brain abnormalities are the main cause of APD. the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex are two areas of the brain that have been associated with APD. |
| what is the Amygdala? | the amygdala is part of the brain involved in emotion. |
| what is Grey matter? | grey matter is the otter layer of the brain. |
| what is the prefrontal cortex? | the prefrontal cortex is the very front of the brain. it is involved in social and moral behaviour and contains aggression. |
| situational causes of APD | APD may be caused by the situation that someone is brought up in. e.g. family/school |
| socioeconomic factors | social and finance issues that can affect an individual. e.g. low family income/poor housing. |
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