what is personality?
Hippocrates' contribution
2 views of personality
temperament
traits, types, measurement
100
what are some things that personality tends to predict?
job performance and satisfaction, types of coping, relationship satisfaction....
100
what theory did Hippocrates contribute?
What is the 4 humours theory
100
what are the 2 views of personality?
What dispositional and process
100
define temperament
1 or 2 longstanding themes of a personality
100
define traits
What are multiple stable personality characteristics
200
what is personality?
psychological qualities that bring continuity to an individual's behavior in different situations at different times
200
what did Hippocrates' theory about personality postulate?
imbalances or excesses of 4 fluids in the body have emotional and physical consequences
200
describe the dispositional view of personality
What is descriptive, the "what"
200
is temperament biologically based?
yes!!!
200
what do traits do in regard to actions and thought
they guide, under various conditions
300
true or false personality should be consistent across situations
true
300
what are the 4 humors?
What are blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm
300
describe the process view of personality
What is the internal processes that motivate the development of personality
300
true or false: temperament becomes apparent in late adulthood
false!!! it becomes apparent in early childhood
300
compare and contrast temperament and trait
temperament is the foundation of personality, deeply rooted in biological nature trait: multidimensional structure built on temperament and influenced by experience
400
personality involves a combination of...
What are motives, emotions, schemas, perceptions
400
what condition and emotion does blood correspond to?
What is sanguinity, cheerfullness
400
what are dispositions
personality characteristics that provide consistency to an individual's personality over time
400
where do differences in temperament come from
imbalance of neurotransmitters
400
define types
What is you either fit into a category that is predictive of behaviors or you don't
500
how would the following have an influence on our personality make up? biology, nurture, development, society and culture
biology: stable dispositions that are inherited nurture: shape by behavioral conditioning, cognitive learning, and social life development: childhood is very formative! society and culture: individual differences across culture
500
Hippocrates' theory popularized which medical practice?
What is bloodletting
500
what 3 things do dispositions consist of
temperament, traits, types
500
true or false: temperament can NEVER be changed
false!!! it can be changed by learning
500
what are the 2 characteristics of a good measure of personality
reliable and valid
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