Big 5 Differences
Conscientiousness moves in what direction with age for women, what age for men, and is highest in which US regions?
Conscientiousness gets higher with age for women and men, and is most concentrated in the southeast of the US.
Social Learning Theory is defined as this.
Through reward and punishment and how you interpret life experience, the world teaches you (and you teach yourself), how to be yourself.
The Humanistic Perspective says this, and is quite controversial.
There is an ideal personality for each of us made up of B-values, which is the basis for the modern-day Positive Psychology movement.
Some key elements of Dr. Gregory Smith's lift story include:
Abusive family, sociopath diagnosis, juvenile criminal record, several failed jobs, failed marriage, becoming homeless, living in the woods for 10 years with severe substance abuse, vision from aliens, getting degree.
Agreeableness goes in what direction for men and women and is highest in which US region(s)
Agreeableness gets higher for both men and women, peaking in mid-50's, then decreasing slightly, and is highest in the southeast and parts of the mid-west.
SLT includes the study of these 4 things:
Social-reinforcers, self-reinforcers, vicarious reinforcement, and rule-based learning.
These four b-value has the acronym BUGS.
Beauty, uniqueness, goodness, and simplicity.
Some McAdams Level 1 examples for Dr. Smith are:
Intelligent, angry (in his youth), straight-forward, traumatized, violent, sociopathic, lonely, introverted, hard-working
Neuroticism goes in what direction for women over the lifespan, which direction for men, and is highest in which US regions?
Neuroticism gets significantly lower for women with age stays about the same for men (although it fluctuates, the average line is straight), and highest in the northeast part of the US.
These are the nine clues of salience:
Primacy, frequency, uniqueness, negation, emphasis, error/distortion, omission, isolation, and incompletion.
These four b-values have the acronym PETS.
Playfulness, effortlessness, truth, and self-sufficiency.
Some McAdams Level 2 descriptors of Dr. Smith are:
Striving to cope with trauma through violence and drugs. Found peace squatting in a mountain-top - fully fledged alcoholic and drug addict. At 45, desired to be a part of society - quit drugs and alcohol cold-turkey. “I had no idea what I was doing, but at least I was doing something. Study gave me purpose.”
Openness moves in what direction for women over the lifespan, what direction for men, and is highest in which regions of the US?
Openness moves lower for women with age, lower for men, and is highest in the corners of the US (Northeast around Connecticut, Florida, California, and Washington state.)
The perspective on personality in SLT adapt and expand on what?
Behavioral and cognitive-behavioral principles.
These four b-values have the acronym WARP.
Wholeness, aliveness, richness, and perfection.
Some McAdams Level 3 descriptors of Dr. Smith are:
Abuse and abandonment (PTSD) from parents led to intense anger, which led to a lot of juvenile crime and drug abuse. Became homeless after divorce. Aliens (hallucination) convinced him to leave after 10 years. He was continually searching for connection and purpose his entire life, and hated society because he never learned to be a part of it.
Extraversion moves in which direction of the lifespan for women, for men, and is highest in which region(s) of the US?
Extraversion slightly decreases for women, slightly increases for men, and is highest in the eastern parts of the mid-west and southeast regions (mostly Wisconsin, Georgia, and Florida).
The last two B-values stand for CJ.
Completion and justice.