Theorists
Concepts
Inventories/Assessments
Terms
Personality in Media
100

the man who started it all

Freud

100
this is what you hope will happen when you use reinforcements

behavior increases

100

these types of tests present a subject with vague image. Then, he/she is asked to describe what he/she “sees”

Projective Tests

100

an individual’s unique and consistent way of thinking, feeling, and behaving

personality

100

most comedians are from this birth order group

last born

200

created the motivational theory comprising the concept of human needs

Maslow

200

the debate that your genetics play a bigger role in shaping your personality than your environment

Nature vs. Nurture

200

this test is used to categorize individuals into a grouping of 4 letters with distinct roles and strategies

MBTI/16PF

200

a genetic component that impacts one's personality

intelligence

200

this nickelodeon star turned pop singer is known for her compassion and idealism 

Ariana Grande

300

theorists who believed that birth order had a direct association with personality characteristics

Adler

300

the belief that you must meet certain needs before meeting others

hierarchy of needs

300

this is a newer personality assessment that categorizes the individual into one of 9 types and your results might include wings (areas that you show tendencies for in addition to the dominant type)

Enneagram Test

300

this effect occurs when the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation

bystander effect

300

this introvert was the founder of Microsoft software

Bill Gates

400

theorists (or theory) who believed that personality is solely based on one's environment and that it can be shaped by rewarding or punishing behavior

Pavlov/Skinner (Behaviorism)

400

individuals with this believe that they are responsible for their own success

internal locus of control

400

this test assesses 5 broad domains which define human personality and account for individual differences

Big 5/OCEAN

400

the need to fulfill the fullest development of the self

self-actualization

400

the name of the woman who died as a result of the bystander effect

Kitty Genovese

500

the theorists who proposed that all men have womb envy.

Horney

500

in this type of reinforcement, a response or behavior is strengthened by stopping, removing, or avoiding a negative outcome or aversive stimulus

negative reinforcement

500

this trait describes individuals who are friendly, cooperative, and compassionate (hint: OCEAN)

Agreeableness

500

a behavior modification technique that involves observing the behavior of others and participating with them in performing the desired behavior

modeling

500

birth order of current USA president

middle child