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TOP Ch. 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the personality triad | how people think, how people feel, how people behave |
| A better criterion for evaluating a psychological approach is this: | Does it offer a way to seek an answer to a question you feel is worthwhile? |
| what do you want to understand? How well does the theory explain the behavior? Does it account for specific features of the person? | explanatory power |
| Is there strong research support? Does the theory have credibility? Is it testable? | Evidence Base |
| Help change/predict behavior? Which approach is the most interesting to you? Can we apply this theory to improve outcomes with specific behavior influences or tools? Which theories are better at explaining or intervening in behavior? | Practical |
| Whole person or only part? Which basic approach offers you the best potential to do interesting work that can add to knowledge? Do theories highlight or miss certain aspects of the whole person? | Scope |
| concerns aspects of personality that are stable and make people different from each other; focus on interaction of persons and situations | trait approach |
| Core assumption of biological is that humans are biological systems. Concerns factors within the body that influence or are related to personality | biological approach |
| Concerns factors within the mind that influence behavior, thoughts, and feelings—many of these influences are argued to operate at the unconscious level. | psychoanalytic approach |
| Psychologists will continue to investigate the notion that people construct their experiences, and what it tells us about personality. | humanistic approach |
| Personality affects, and is affected by, significant others in our lives. Study of culture and cross-cultural difference and similarities will continue to grow in personality psychology | cultural influence |
| Behavioral psychologists study how a person’s behavior is a direct result of their environment. Concentration is on aspects of personality that can be observed directly. | behaviorism/learning approach |
| Concerns subjective experiences and other mental process. Psychologists are likely to continue to focus attention on self-concept and identity. | cognitive approach |
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