Personality classic theories and modern research 6th chapter 10 person situation interactionist aspects of personality

Personality Sixth edition Chapter 10 Person–Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Modules (1 of 2) Introduction: Person–Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality 10.1: Interpersonal Psychiatry 10.2: Motivation and Goals 10.3: Modern Interactionist Approaches Begin 10.4: The Power of Situations Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Modules (2 of 2) 10.5: The Importance of Longitudinal Study 10.6: Interactions and Development Conclusion: Person–Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Learning Objectives (1 of 2) 10.1: Use the idea of chumship to understand the formation of identity 10.2: Examine the purpose and applicability of psychological screening 10.3: Analyze Walter Mischel's approach that a person's behavior is actually situation driven 10.4: Examine the effect of situations on behavior Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Learning Objectives (2 of 2) 10.5: Examine the changes in personality that occur over time 10.6: Scrutinize the two basic, independent dimensions of social interactions Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Introduction: Person–Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality − Inconsistencies in personality − Solutions in modern personality psychology − Situation interactionist approaches to personality Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.1: Interpersonal Psychiatry Objective: Use the idea of chumship to understand the formation of identity Chumship Metalheads Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.1.1: Interpersonal Psychiatry Contrasted with Psychoanalytic Theory − Important neo-analysts − Interpersonal theory of psychiatry Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.1.2: Personality as a Pattern of Interpersonal Interactions − Edward Sapir − Sullivan’s views on personality Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.2: Motivation and Goals Objective: Examine the purpose and applicability of psychological screening Murray’s methods Murray’s inspirations Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.3.2: Mischel’s Theory − Delay of gratification − Personality variables Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.3.3: Validity of Traits − Attribution theories − Process of better inference of personality Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.4: The Power of Situations Objective: Examine the effect of situations on behavior Personality a weak predictor of behavior College students of the 1960s Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.4.1: Trait Relevance and the “Personality” of Situations − Differing factors between American families 60 years apart − Different generations Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.4.2: Consistency Averaged across Situations − Issues regarding personality tests − Approaches to Big Five dimensions Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.4.3: Mirror Neurons − Overview − Outcomes Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.4.4: Personal versus Social Situations − Field dependence versus field independence − Qualities in social situations Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.4.5: Seeking and Creating Situations − Characteristics of anxious people Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.5: The Importance of Longitudinal Study Objective: Examine the changes in personality that occur over time Effective way to study personality Characteristics of longitudinal study Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.5.1: The Life-Course Approach − Overview − Process of expanding the concept of life course Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Figure: 10.2: Trait Consistency at Different Ages Personality generally seems most stable for people in their 50s However, because this information comes from a compilation of various smaller studies rather than a major study of the same people across their lives (Roberts & DelVecchio, 2000), we must be careful in interpreting such findings Longitudinal studies show that some traits, such as conscientiousness, are fairly stable and important throughout life  Copyright © 2015, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.5.2: Readiness − Elements of time dimension of interactionist approaches − Conclusions Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.6: Interactions and Development Objective: Scrutinize the two basic, independent dimensions of social interactions Dimensions of social interactions Characteristics of undeveloped egos Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved 10.6.1: Unpredictability of Human Behavior − Endeavor of person–situation interactionist approaches − Modern notions of personality Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Conclusion: Person–Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality − Advantages − Limits − Common assessment techniques − Implications for therapy Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved ...Modules (1 of 2) Introduction: Person Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality 10. 1: Interpersonal Psychiatry 10. 2: Motivation and Goals 10. 3: Modern Interactionist Approaches Begin 10. 4: The... Person Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality − Inconsistencies in personality − Solutions in modern personality psychology − Situation interactionist approaches to personality Copyright © 2016,... Conclusion: Person Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality Copyright © 2016, 2012, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc All Rights Reserved Learning Objectives (1 of 2) 10. 1: Use the idea of chumship