Psychology Homework Help
Personality Step 1 Read https://courses.lumenlearning.com/waymaker-psychology/chapter/introduction-explaining-personality/ As you read take notes on the following: Describe the learning perspective
Personality
Step 1
Read https://courses.lumenlearning.com/waymaker-psychology/chapter/introduction-explaining-personality/
As you read take notes on the following:
Describe the learning perspective on personality, including the concepts of self-efficacy, locus of control
Take the https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_90.htm to identify your locus of control
Describe the theories of personality, including the humanistic theory (Maslow & Rogers), temperament, trait theory, and the Big Five
Take the https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/IPIP-BFFM/1.php to identify your BIG FIVE results
Discuss personality differences of people from collectivist and individualist cultures and the varying approaches to studying personality (the cultural-comparative approach, the indigenous approach, and the combined approach)
Step 2
Next, watch Dr. Little’s Ted Talk “Who are you really the puzzle of personality” (15:16 mins)
As you listen, take notes on the following:
What are the differences and similarities among introverts and extroverts
Why may your (and other’s) personality may be more malleable than people think
Take the https://ideas.ted.com/quiz-are-you-an-extrovert-introvert-or-ambivert/ to identify your social interaction orientation
Step 3
Write a minimum of 2 paragraphs with the following information:
1st Paragraph
Describe the learning perceptive of personality including the concepts self-efficacy and locus of control.
Reflect on your own locus of control from the survey. Did the results surprise you? Why/why not
You read about several theories, including the humanistic theory (Maslow & Rogers), temperament, trait theory, and the Big Five. Which was your favorite and why?
Reflect on your BIG Five from the survey. Did the results surprise you? Why/why not
What are the differences and similarities among introverts and extroverts?
Why may your (and other’s) personality may be more malleable than people think
Reflect on your extravert/introvert results from the survey. Did the results surprise you? Why/why not
2nd Paragraph
Discuss personality differences of people from collectivist and individualist cultures and the varying approaches to studying personality (the cultural-comparative approach, the indigenous approach, and the combined approach)
How has your culture shaped your personality? Be specific
How would you describe your own personality? Do you think that friends and family would describe you in much the same way? Why or why not?
