A LEVEL PE: PERSONALITY

the unique characteristics of a individual that determine how we act in different situations

define personality

• genes inherited from parents

• respond roughly the same in all situations

• permanent & predictable

state 3 characteristics of trait theory

1 why people act different in different situations

2 doesn’t consider learnt behaviour

3 doesn’t explain why siblings are different

state 3 limitations of trait theory

• all behaviour is learnt

• observing significant others

• copying/ model others through vicarious experiance

state 3 characteristics of social learning theory

• doesn’t consider genetically inherited traits

• some people never change

state 2 drawbacks of social learning theory

GENETICALLY INHERITED TRAITS TRIGGERED BY ENVIRONMENT

• people react differently in different situations

• combination of trait and learning theories

• unpredictable

state 4 characteristics of the interactionist approach