Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Femininity, Remco, Stress Intensity Factor
17 Dec 2016
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Underlying, relatively stable, psychological structure and processes that organize human experience and shape a person"s actions and reactions to the environment. Not impossible to change but it changes slowly (relatively stable) Includes perceptions of external world and self, basic attitudes, values, interests, and motives. Reflective of who we are; least amenable to change. What is usually focused on when studying personality bc its most stable. Variable, daily behaviours influenced by the particular context we are in. Individuals possess certain body types that predispose behavioural consistency. Researches have looked at this and decided there is some type of relationship. 30% of variance is accounted by body type. Problem: can change body type over time. Emphasis is placed on the person rather than on the situation or the environment. Traits are thought to reflect motivational systems that increase adaptation to +ve or -ve stimuli. Problem is determining what the trait are and how many there are.
