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Psych Test 5
personality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Behaviorist Theory (Skinner/Bandura) | individuals differ in their learning experiences, they acquire different behaviors and thus shapes their personality |
| Observational Learning | Personality is not acquired only by direct reinforcement. Bandura |
| Humanistic Theory (Maslow) | we have an ability to create and live by our own standards |
| Hierarchy of needs (Maslow) | Bottom to top: Basic needs, Safety needs, Social needs, Esteem needs, Self-Actualization |
| Motivation | Person needs to satisfy lower needs before they have the opportunity to move up to self-Actualization |
| Fundamental Needs | hunger, thirst, safety |
| Psychological needs | acceptance, love, self-esteem |
| Self-Actualizing needs | fulfill one’s unique potential |
| Characteristics | 3. Truly true to oneself 4. Willingness to grow |
| Self-Actualization | All humans strive towards the realization of one’s potential as a unique human being |
| Trait Theory (Eysenck/Sheldon) | Behavior and personality depend on how a person uses their unique pattern of traits |
| Eysenck “Two Dimensions of Personality” | Stability v. Neuroticism, The degree to which people have control over their feelings |
| Stability | easy going, well adjusted, even-tempered, relaxed |
| Neuroticism | Moody anxious restless |
| Sheldon “Three basic body types” | Endomorphs, Ectomorphs, Mesomorph |
| Endomorphs | Jolly, relaxed, sociable, compliant, extrovert |
| Ectomorphs | Detached, anxious, introverted |
| Mesomorph | Aggressive, assertive, competitive |
| Who did the bobo doll study | bandura |