PSYCO333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gordon Allport, Applied Psychology
24 Jul 2016
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^ these 2 allow you to predict behaviour: 3. Gordon allport: personality definition: organized, has processes (dormant, psychological + physical, causal force, has individualized patterns, expressed in behaviour, thoughts, feelings. Why do they matter?: intrapersonal functioning (of processes) (how and why do they work?, called dynamic organization of systems, the same processes are engaged even if results are different in different situations. A person"s actions (studying, eating, socializing, sleeping) differ but all come from motives that vary in strength over time. Different personality approaches value the themes differently. = ideas about how to think of events. Deduce that truth/evidence what the cause may be: 2. Suggest possibilities / predict new info (subtle, difficult) Broad concept broad theory hard to predict outcomes. Theories suggest predictions for research, which suggests changes in theories. (on repeat) Different ideas of what"s crucial to the human experience.
