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Personality

Personality. Britney Spears Angelina Jolie Tom Cruise What do we know about their personalities? How do we know it?. the dynamic organization of characteristics that define an individual and determine a unique interaction with the environment –Allport. What is Personality?.

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Personality

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  1. Personality Britney Spears Angelina Jolie Tom Cruise • What do we know about their personalities? • How do we know it?

  2. the dynamic organization of characteristics that define an individual and determine a unique interaction with the environment –Allport What is Personality? the distinctive patterns of behavior (including thoughts and emotions) that characterize each individual's adaptation to the situations of his/her life –Mischel those characteristics of the person that account for consistent patterns of behavior –Pervin the system of enduring, inner characteristics of individuals that contributes to consistency in their behavior –Leary

  3. Personality refers to consistent behavior patterns originating within the individual What is Personality? Four elements of the definition Consistency Intrapersonal Individual Broad

  4. What do Personality Psychologists Do? What makes people different? (individual differences) What are the basic components? How does personality develop? How does personality relate to behavior? What makes people the same? (human universals) What is universal? Why do universals exist?

  5. Reading - McAdams Best known for work with “life narratives” What do we know when we know a person? Three levels of functioning: (not completely related) • level 1: dispositional traits • level 2: personal concerns • Motivations – what drives a person, what does he/she want? • What strategies does a person use to get what s/he wants • Place these things in context: roles, times, situations • Level 3: coherent identity

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