defining/consistency and distinctiveness
personality traits/dispositions and dimensions
five-factor model of personality
psychodynamic perspectives
Freud’s psychoanalytic/unconscious motivation (conflict)
structures/id/ego/superego
psychosexual stages of development and describe the effects of fixation on behavior
oral
anal
phallic
latency
genital
oedipal complex/superego
fixation/maladaptive behavior develops from unresolved conflicts at any stage
techniques/tapping the unconscious mind
dream analysis
free association
anxiety/source of conflict/problems
defense mechanisms/protection from anxiety
repression
regression
displacement
projection
reaction formation
rationalization
sublimation
collective unconscious/personal unconscious
archetypes
individuals born in state of inferiority/striving for superiority
evaluation psychodynamic perspectives
earliest and most complete explanation of the dynamics of human behavior versus lack of validity and testability of concepts
Erikson/psychosocial stages of development versus psychosexual stages (Freud)
sevelopment of individual crises/resolution for completion of personality
behavioral perspective
Pavlov’s classical conditioning
Skinner’s operant conditioning/application to personality development
Bandura’s social cognitive (modeling) theory
Mischel/person-situation controversy
Evaluation/behavioral perspectives
Roger’s person centered theory/emphasis on individual’s potential for growth, free will, personal choices, and personal responsibility
conditions for humanistic approach
unconditional positive regard, genuineness, and empathy
conditions for self-actualization
evaluation/humanistic theories
vague/subjective
promotes self-indulgence and erosion of moral restraints
fails to realize human capacity for evil
naïve optimism/leads to apathy about social problems
biological perspectives
eysenck’s theory/introversion versus extraversion
behavioral genetics and personality
evolutionary approach to personality
evaluation/biological perspectives
contemporary approaches
sensation seeking/life in the fast lane
self-monitoring/life as theatre
personality assessment
uses of personality scales
effectiveness of personality scales
objective measures
MMPI-2
California personality scale
subjective/projective measures
Rorshach ink blots
Thematic apperception test (TAT)
What is the role and prevalence of hindsight bias?
What is the relationship between hindsight and personality?
How well can an understanding of one’s personality predict one’s behavior?