PPE-3003 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Sociosexual Orientation, Factor Analysis, Impulsivity
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How person acts on average: mechanisms. Decision rules: options, face it or run (courageous) Outputs: behavior, run, within the individual. Stable over time and consistent over situations: that is organized and relatively enduring . Linked to one another in a coherent fashion. Being angry in the moment not an anger trait. Being anger prone or hot tempered = trait anger: and that influences . Not passive beings responding to external forces: his or her interactions . Manner in which we choose situations to enter. Ways the intentionally attempt to influence others. Not always negative: ex: being nice to someone so they"re nice to you in return, and adaptations to . Ex: excessive worrying leads to lots of support from others: the environment (including the intrapsychic, physical, and social environment) . Social compete with others for jobs, romantic partners. 3 levels of personality analysis: human nature (universals)
