Personality Psychology
Week 1 Study Guide
Week 1 Study Guide
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Cartes-fiches | 11 |
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Langue | English |
Catégorie | Psychologie |
Niveau | Université |
Crée / Actualisé | 04.10.2015 / 05.10.2015 |
Attribution de licence | Non précisé |
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What are a personae and the only role they played in ancient Greece?
persona refers to ancient Greek plays when actors would have to change a mask to change characters
4 philosophical views of human motives
Negative View, Positive View, Neither View, and Human Diversity View
Negative View
Humans are born evil or have a tendency to distort facts and truth. Humans tend to cover up their failings.
Postive View
Humans mean to do well and are inherently good, if given the right circumstances. Humans seek growth, but events can block our path, which leads to neggative behavior
Neither View
Humans have no control over destiny becase of genetics or that environment controls behavior
Human Diversity View
Human race is made up of positive and negative people who have different motives and who make a serises of decisions that can change their value in life.
Philosophical Assumptions of Theories:
Optimism vs. Pessimism
Optimistic- significat changes in personality and behavior can occur throughout the course of a lifetime
Pessimistic- Personality and behavior are essentially stable and unchanging
Philosophicall Assumptions of Theories:
Proactivity vs. Reactivity
Proactivity - acting on their initiative rather than simply reacting
Reactivity - reacting to stimuli from the outside world