PSY BEH 11C Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Extraversion And Introversion, Reality Principle, Agreeableness
27 Apr 2016
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Physiology and personality many traits are associated with characteristic physiological patterns a. Introverts react more strongly than extraverts to external stimuli because introverts have greater central nervous system arousal normally than extroverts: sensation-seeking individuals are believed to engage in riskier activities to increase activity in their underreactive norepinephrine. Family effects being a member of a particular family does not appear to have reliable effects on personality, but one"s birth order position within a family may influence traits such as openness to experience. Projection occurs when one attributes one"s own unacceptable feelings. Primary attachment figure relations with this individual, typically the mother, establish foundational beliefs about oneself and others that influence future relationships: working models the mental representations of self and other formed through experiences with the primary attachment figure. The humanistic approach: humanistic psychology an emphasis on free will, personal growth, and the development of each individual"s potential i.
