Vcaob Quiz #2 - Unit 12

Self-Transcendence

according to Maslow, the striving for identity, meaning, and purpose beyond the self

Unconditional Positive Regard

a caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude, which Carl Rogers believed would help people develop self-awareness and self-acceptance

Self-Concept

all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to the question, "Who Am I"

Trait

a characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act in certain ways, as assessed by self-report inventories and peer reports

Personality Inventory

a questionnaire on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

the most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests; originally developed to identify emotional disorders, this test is now used for many other screening purposes

Empirically Derived Test

a test created by selecting from a pool of items those that discriminate between groups

Big Five Factors

five traits - openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism - that describe personality

Social-Cognitive Perspective

a view of behavior as influenced by the interaction between people's traits (including their thinking) and their social context

Behavioral Approach

focuses on the effects of learning on our personality development

Reciprocal Determinism

the interacting influences of behavior, internal cognition, and environment

Self

in modern psychology, assumed to be the center of personality, the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions

Spotlight Effect

overestimating others' noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders

Self-Esteem

our feelings of high or low self-worth

Self-Efficacy

our sense of competence and effectiveness

Self-Serving Bias

a readiness to perceive ourselves favorably

Narcissism

excessive self-love and self-absorption

Individualism

a cultural pattern that emphasizes people's own goals over group goals and defines identity mainly in terms of unique personal attributes

Collectivism

a cultural pattern that prioritizes the goals of important groups (often one's extended family or work group)