PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Behaviorism, Trait Theory, Factor Analysis
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Describe how the other four personality theories depart from the trait approach (also known as trait-biological approach) Summarize the main arguments of the behaviourist and social-cognitive theories of personality. Characterize the psychodynamic structure of the mind (id, ego, superego) List and give examples of eight defense mechanism and explain how each helps reduce anxiety. Su(cid:373)(cid:373)a(cid:396)ize maslo(cid:449)(cid:859)s (cid:374)eeds hie(cid:396)a(cid:396)(cid:272)h(cid:455) a(cid:374)d its (cid:396)ole i(cid:374) the hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)isti(cid:272) theo(cid:396)(cid:455) of personality. Biology circle genetics -> trait approach. Experience circle behavioural, social-cognitive, psychodynamic, humanistic approach. Behaviourism: neutral stimulus is paired with a +/- stimulus; Ex: skinners box, the pavlov dog experiment, operant conditioning. We behave in ways from what we learn overtime. Believe that the same priniciple can be applied to humani personality: a human produces a behaviour (smiling at a peer, the behaviour is reinforced (the peer becomes friendly, the behaviour is repeated (the person smiles more often. Environment -> behaviour -> consequence (which goes back to behaviour)
