ACCT 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Cooperativeness, Gordon Allport, Hans Eysenck
20 Jul 2020
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It is an abstract concept that cannot be measured directly. Can"t see personality just see the effects of it. Psychologists disagree about how to define personality. No universal agreement on how personality is structured. Personality is a complex organisation of cognitions, affects and behaviours, that gives direction and pattern (coherence) to the person"s life. Like the body, personality consists of both structures and processes and addition, personality includes the effects of the past, including memories of the past, as well as constructions of the present and future . Personality is expressed in many ways from overt behaviour to thoughts and feelings. Personality is a determinant that influences how the individual relates to the social world. Personality is a psychological concept but it also assumed to link with the physical, biological characteristics of the person. Studying personality helps us to understand our own and others" behaviour.
