1 1 of 55 PERSONALITY 2 2 of 55 Chapter outlines • Define Personality • Theories of Personality 1.Trait Theories 2.Psychoanalytic Theory 3.SocialCognitive Theories 4.Humanistic Theories • Personality tests • MBTI 3 of 55 2 questions • Why don’t people react in the same way to the same situation? • early life experiences • biological makeup • learning • Can we predict behavior? Does it depend on personality traits or on situation? • is personality assessment meaningful? 4 4 of 55
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In depth study of an individual Correlational Studies Assess degree of relationship between two variables Positive correlation; Negative correlation Correlation does not equal causation Experimental Studies Allow for inferences about causality Independent variable; Dependent variable Types of Personality Measures: Self-Report Tests Usually pencil and paper tests Most common type of test Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI)
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employees and organisations? Personality What evidence is there that personality traits can predict performance at work? With reference to the published literature consider whether personality traits are useful for predicting work performance. Different approaches : 1. Nomothetic paradigm -individual differences can be described using predefined attributes. E.g Extraverted 2. Idiographic paradigm * Individuals are unique * Not possible to describe people using the same terms
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Article Review - “How Motivation Affects Learning and Behaviour” by J.E. Ormrod This article reveals six effects of motivation towards Learning and Behaviour. To begin with‚ intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are introduced as two major motivations that drive a person in their actions. When I bumped onto this article‚ I thought all points in this article are prior knowledge of everybody in education field. Until I found other articles that made my eyes opened and starting to disagree. The contradiction
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purposes of theories are and how we decide whether that theory is any good‚ what personality traits are and what the general agreements on the basic dimensions of personality are‚ and what the evidence of the role of brain function on personality is. Kristeller 1 Purpose of a Theory
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How to Develop a Good Personality Having a good personality is an important skill in life. It is not an easy feat to achieve but with these simple yet crucial steps‚ a good‚ well-meaning personality can be achieved by anyone. 1 Take care of your appearance. •Manner of dressing •Use of make-up and hairdo •Language used •poise 2 Think positive thoughts‚ both about yourself and others in general. The thoughts that we think soon turn into the words we say and the actions we take. Having good thoughts
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Unit 4 Theories and Principles of Learning and Communication Assignment “Learning is the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into knowledge‚ skills‚ behaviors‚ and attitudes.” Jeff Cobb www.missiontolearn.com Learning is something that takes place everyday for most people in some way‚ shape or form and varies depending on certain circumstances. The principles can be simple or radical depending on opinion‚ some you may agree with while others you might discount straight
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Assessment for learning encourages all pupils to take responsibility for and become more active in their own learning. Wikipedia defines the ultimate purpose of assessment for learning: “to create self-regulated learners who can leave school able and confident to continue learning throughout their lives.” There are two types of assessment for learning - formative and summative assessment. Summative assessment takes the form of end of term/year/topic testing or exams‚ whereas formative assessment
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Describe and evaluate two theories of the formation of relationships There are two theories of the formation of romantic relationships‚ which are the reward/need satisfaction theory by Byrne and Clore (1970) and the similarity theory also by Byrne and Clore with Smeaton (1986). The similarity theory promotes liking. It suggests that we are attracted to people with similar personalities and attitudes to us and that we first sort potential partners for dissimilarity avoiding those whose personality
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Houghton Mifflin‚ 1997. Definition of Motivation (p. 399) Behavioral Views of Motivation (pp. 399-402) Cognitive Views of Motivation (pp. 402-406) The Humanistic View of Motivation (pp. 406-409) The Impact of Cooperative Learning on Motivation (pp. 416-417) Suggestions for Teaching in Your Classroom: Motivating Students to Learn (p. 422) Resources for Further Investigation (pp. 433-434) Definition of Motivation Motivation is typically defined as the forces
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