Personality
Trait theory
Humanistic
Behaviourist
Social Learning
Random
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Why do we study personality?
- To explain peoples behaviour.
- To guide people to jobs they suit.
- To predict Behaviour.
- To understand ourselves better.
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What are traits?
Consistent patterns of behaviour.
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Who was the Theorist who created the "Hierarchy of needs" theory?
Abraham Maslow
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Name 2 out of the 4 Behaviourist theorists we have studied.
Ivan Pavlov
John Watson
Edward Thondike
B.F. Skinner
100
Name the Theorist we studied for the Social Learning theory.
Albert Bandura
100
Name Mrs Clauson's 2 cats
Charlie & Pedro
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How stable is personality, does it change over time?
It is relatively stable over time, It can change through life experiences.
200
What 3 Dimensions/Traits did Eysenk use to explain Personality?
Psychoticism
Extraversion
Neuroticism
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Describe what is needed to achieve the Self-Actualisation level of the hierarchy of needs.
Achieving ones full potential
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What is the definition/key ideas of Behaviourist Theory?
Personality is shaped through learning from environmental experiences.
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What is the definition/main idea of the Social Learning Theory?
Behaviour is learned through observing others/modelling.
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What is Eminems real name?
Marshall Mathers
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Personality develops through a combination of ____________ and _________________
Genetics (Nature) and Environment (Nurture)
300
How are OCEAN traits scored?
On a continuum where they fall somewhere on a line of low to high traits
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According to Carl Rogers, What does "Being in a state of incongruence" mean?
Having a large significant difference between how someone sees themselves (ideal self) and who they actually are (actual self).
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What do behaviourists believe about personality?
They believe it is not something we are born with, but rather something we develop through learning, experience and consequences of behaviour.
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Give an example/ Scenario of Social learning with reference to punishment and reward.
A student copies a classmates study method after seeing them achieve high grades. They saw the reward of praise from others, and had received the punishment of self inflicted disappointment, chose what they would prefer.
300
What year did Mrs Clauson graduate year 12?
2006
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What is the definition of personality?
The consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that make and individual unique.
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What is the definition of Trait theory?
And how are they formed?
Personality is made up of stable characteristics called traits.
They are Genetically/ Biologically influenced.
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What is the definition/ key ideas of Humanistic theory?
Humans have a motivation to grow and improve themselves, focuses on personal potential and self development.
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list one behaviourist theorist and and the experiment they did.
Ivan Pavlov: Pavlovs dog (saliva)
John Watson: Little Albert (fear of rabbit)
Edward Thondike: Thorndikes puzzle box (trial and error, cat opening trap door for food with lever)
B.F. Skinner: Skinner box (rat lever- consequence and reward)
400
Name the 4 Processes/factors of Observational Learning.
1. Attention: Noticing the behaviour
2. Retention: Remembering it
3. Reproduction: Copying the behaviour
4. Motivation: Wanting to perform the behaviour
400
In Avengers: Infinity War, how many infinity stones does Thanos collect to destroy half the universe
Six
500
Name 5 Personality Theorists we have studied this semester.
Eysenk, Costa, McCrae, Maslow, Rogers, Pavlov, Watson, Thorndike, Skinner, Bandura
500
List the 5 factor model aka the "Big 5" Personality Traits. (OCEAN)
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
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Name the 5 levels in Maslows Hierarchy of needs (the pyramid).
500
Sophie’s grandmother always wore a particular perfume. After her grandmother passed away, Sophie starts feeling emotional whenever she smells that same perfume, even when it’s worn by someone else.
Identify: NS,UCS, UCR, CS, CR
NS: Perfume (before learning)
UCS: Emotional connection to grandmother
UCR: Feeling emotional
CS: Perfume
CR: Feeling emotional when smelling the perfume
500
Explain the Experiment associated with the Social Learning theory:
- what it was called
- witnessed behaviour
- learned behaviour
- likeliness to replicate behaviours
The Bobo Doll Experiment
some children saw adults hitting a doll out of anger and some witnessed calm.
children where then put into room with same doll, children had learned the behaviour they witnessed.
Those who witnessed angry reaction were more likely to replicate aggression.
500
How many bones are in the ADULT human body? AND Where in the body is the smallest bone located?
(closest wins)
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Inner ear