PSYC 103 Chapter Summary: Personality
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Modern research suggests assessment center exercises are more likely to reveal visible dimensions than others. Best means of predicting future behavior is the person"s past behavior patterns in similar situations. Psychoanalytic theory - proposed that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations influence personality. Humanistic theories - focused on our inner capacities for growth and self-fulfillment. Trait theories - examine characteristic patterns of behavior (traits) Social-cognitive theories - explore the interaction between people"s traits (including their thinking) and their social context. Psychodynamic theories - theories that view personality with a focus on the unconscious and the importance of childhood experiences. View human behavior as a dynamic interaction between the conscious mind and unconscious mind, including associated motives and conflicts. Psychoanalysis - (1) freud"s theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts. (2) sigmund freud"s therapeutic technique used in treating psychological disorders.
