Nature
This term characterizes the idea that personality is determined by genetics rather than experience
What is Nativism?
This term characterizes the belief that behavior is shaped more by experience than genetics
What is empiricism?
Children are born as blank slates and are shaped by their experiences
This term characterizes how much control a person feels they have in their own behavior
What is locus of control?
This is the largest planet in our solar system?
What is Jupiter?
this type of twin is genetic duplicate
What is an identical twin?
This form of study focuses on how environmental influences affect the expression of genes
What is Epigentics?
This theorist divided personality traits into three parts: caridnal, central, and secondary
Who is Gordon Allport?
This type of trait is found in every person on some level (indepdence, trustworthiness etc)
What is a central trait?
Shrek compares himself to this vegetable because of its layers
What is an onion
What is Heritability?
This birth order type tends to get less freedom and is more influenced by authority
What is the first born?
This theorist determined birth orders effect on personality
Who is Alfred Adler?
This cluster of personality disorders is characterized by appearing anxious or fearful
What is Cluster C?
What is the pancreas?
The University of Minnesota found that this plays a greater role in personality than we thought
What is genetics?
this theory on how siblings impact personality is characterized by the minimization of direct competition with siblings by being different from one other
What is theory of divergence?
This psychologist conducted an experiment on peoples response to authority
Who is Stanley Milgram?
This term is characterized by the extent to which members of a culture feel threatened by uncertain or unknown situations
What is uncertainty avoidance?
Ms. Mason has this type of Myers-Briggs personality
What is an ENFP?
What is a high level of heritability?
Birth orders importance on personality is characterized by this main premise
What is that children are treated differently by their parents based on their birth order?
This theorist used factor analysis to come up with 16 influential traits
Who is Raymond Cattell?
This theory explains how minor differences between siblings can become exaggerated
Exaggeration theory
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in this African country
What is Tanzania?