PSY 305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Reinforcement
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Consistent behavior patterns and intrapersonal processes originating within the individual. 2 parts: individual differences: personality is consistent across time and situations, intrapersonal differences: all the emotional, motivational, and cognitive processes that go on inside of us that affect how we act and feel. Comes from within!!! (external/environment/situation is a factor, but comes from within) Psychoanalytic: unvondvioud is largely responsible for important differences in behavioral styles. Trait: where a person may lie along a continuum of various personality characteristics. Biological: inherited predispositions and physiological processes to explain individual differences. Humanistic: personal responsibility and feelings of self-acceptance are key causes of personality diffs. Behavioral/social learning: consistent behavior patterns as a result of conditioning and expectations. Cognitive approach: differences in way people process information to explain differences in behavior. Trait: individual differences and stability of aggressive behavior. Humanistic: deny that people are borth aggressive innately good thus something interfered with their natural growth process.
