Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education Ltd. Chapter 5: Personality and Values

Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education Ltd.

Chapter 5: Personality and Values


Personality

Personality is a dynamic concept describing the growth and development of a person’s whole psychological system.

The sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others.

Measuring personality through self-report surveys.

LO 1


Is personality the result of heredity or environment?

Heredity refers to those factors that were determined at conception.

LO 1Personality Determinants


Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Extroverted or Introverted (E or I) Sensing or Intuitive (S or N) Thinking or Feeling (T or F) Perceiving or Judging (P or J)

Big Five Personality Model Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Emotional stability Openness to experience

LO 1Personality Traits


MachiavellianismNarcissismPsychopathy.

LO 4Dark Triad


Approach-Avoidance FrameworkCore Self-EvaluationSelf-MonitoringProactive Personality

LO 4Other Personality Traits


Personality and Situations

Situation strength theory – indicates that the way personality translates into behavior depends on the strength of the situation.

The degree to which norms, cues, or standards dictate appropriate behavior.

LO 5


Values

Values – basic convictions about what is right, good, or desirable.

Value system – ranks values in terms of intensity. Terminal values – desirable end-states of existence.Instrumental values – preferred modes of behavior

or means of achieving terminal values.

LO 6


Compare GenerationalDifferences in Values

LO 7


Hofstede’s Five Value Dimensions Of National Culture

Five value dimensions of national culture1. Power distance2. Individualism versus collectivism3. Masculinity versus femininity4. Uncertainty avoidance5. Long-term versus short-term orientation

LO 8

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