PSYC 2130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Personality Psychology, Personality Development, Evolutionary Psychology
3 Apr 2018
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They apply their theoretical ideas to beneficial applications. In personality, three issues are being addressed: human universals. Individual uniqueness: there is no exact definition to describe personality, although it revolves around a common definition where it refers to psychological qualities that contribute to an individual"s enduring and distinctive patterns of feelings, thinking, and behaving. Questioning and answering about a person: we want theory to answer what, how, and why. It defines our needs and means of satisfying them. Social class helps determine the status of an individual, the roles they perform, the duties they are bound by, and the privileges they enjoy. It also influences how they see themselves and how society sees them. Family is one of the most important influences because each of their action affects the personality development of the child: peers are often view as more important than family influences.
