Personality factorsII

Acculturation: maintaining the bonds of

society

Transaction: reaching out beyond the self to others

Transaction variables: Imitation – modelling- identification – empathy Extroversion- aggression- styles of

communication

Empathy Reaching beyond oneself to understand what

another person is feeling

Empathy implies detachmentSympathy implies agreement

Aspects for developing empathy

1- awareness of one’s feelings

2- identification with others

Extroversion vs. Introversion extroversion: the need to receive ego enhancement, self-esteem and wholeness from others to affirm oneself

Introversion: driving wholeness from oneself

Motivation Can be vied from 3 perspectives:

1- behavioural: external forces2- cognitive: internal forces3- constructivists: both

Why do we need motivation? ExplorationManipulationActivityStimulationKnowledgeEgo Enhancement

Instrumental and integrative orientations Instrumental: acquiring language for

instrumental goals

Integrative: to become involved in social interchange

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivationIntrinsic: no reward except for the activity

Extrinsic: outside reward

Self aculturalization and flow theory

With flow people push themselves to high performance

The neurobiological effect amygdala : the ability to make an appraisal

of stimulus

Sustained deep learning: learning that requieres a period of time rooted in vaue

Personality type and language acquisition: Myers- Briggers type indicator

Measuring affective factors:Shortcoming:

- self-raising meted- self-flattery syndrome- culture

ethnocentricity