PERSONALITY

WEEK 14
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1 DEFINE PERSONALITY, DESCRIBE HOW IT IS MEASURED, AND EXPLAIN THE

FACTORS THAT DETERMINE AN INDIVIDUAL’S PERSONALITY.

2 DESCRIBE THE MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR PERSONALITY FRAMEWORK AND

ASSESS ITS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.

3 IDENTIFY THE KEY TRAITS IN THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY MODEL.

4 DEMONSTRATE HOW THE BIG FIVE TRAITS PREDICT BEHAVIOR AT WORK.

PERSONALITY
• THE SUM TOTAL OF WAYS IN WHICH AN
INDIVIDUAL REACTS TO AND INTERACTS WITH
OTHERS.

• PSYCHOLOGISTS REGARD PERSONALITY AS

A PERSON’S UNIQUE LONG-TERM PATTERN OF
PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS

THE ULTIMATE QUESTION ..

EXTROVERT VS INTROVERT
THE WHOLE HUMAN: PERSONALITY
THEORIES
1. TRAIT THEORIES ATTEMPT TO LEARN WHAT TRAITS MAKE UP
PERSONALITY AND HOW THEY RELATE TO ACTUAL BEHAVIOR.

2. PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORIES FOCUS ON THE INNER WORKINGS

OF PERSONALITY, ESPECIALLY INTERNAL CONFLICTS AND
STRUGGLES.

3. BEHAVIORISTIC AND SOCIAL LEARNING THEORIES PLACE

IMPORTANCE ON THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AND ON THE
EFFECTS OF CONDITIONING AND LEARNING. SOCIAL LEARNING
THEORIES ATTRIBUTE DIFFERENCES IN PERSONALITY TO
SOCIALIZATION, EXPECTATIONS, AND MENTAL PROCESSES.

4. HUMANISTIC THEORIES STRESS PRIVATE, SUBJECTIVE

TRAITS
• PERSONALITY TRAITS ARE STABLE
QUALITIES THAT A PERSON SHOWS IN MOST
SITUATIONS
• CENTRAL TRAITS ARE THE BASIC BUILDING
• BLOCKS OF PERSONALITY. A
• SECONDARY TRAITS ARE INCONSISTENT OR
RELATIVELY SUPERFICIAL.
 THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY MODEL

• EXTRAVERSION – GREGARIOUS, ASSERTIVE, AND SOCIABLE

• AGREEABLENESS – COOPERATIVE, WARM, AND TRUSTING
• CONSCIENTIOUSNESS – ORGANIZED, DEPENDABLE, AND
PERSISTENT.
• EMOTIONAL STABILITY – CALM, SELF-CONFIDENT, AND
SECURE
• OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE – CREATIVE, CURIOUS, AND
ARTISTICALLY SENSITIVE.
PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY

• THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY

• ID

• EGO

• SUPEREGO
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND
FREUD’S PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES
HUMANISTIC THEORIES
BEHAVIORAL APPROACH / SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY
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• INTERVIEWS
• OBSERVATIONS
• QUESTIONNAIRES
• BATTERIES (GROUP OF TEST CLUMPED
TOGETHER)
• BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
• SITUATION ANALYSIS
PROJECTIVE VS OBJECTIVE

• THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TO SEE

PICTURES AND MAKE A STORY OUT OF IT)
• ROSHARCH INKBLOT TEST
• MMPI