A LEVEL PE: PERSONALITY
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the unique characteristics of a individual that determine how we act in different situations
define personality
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* genes inherited from parents
* respond roughly the same in all situations
* permanent & predictable
* respond roughly the same in all situations
* permanent & predictable
state 3 characteristics of trait theory
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1 why people act different in different situations
2 doesn’t consider learnt behaviour
3 doesn’t explain why siblings are different
2 doesn’t consider learnt behaviour
3 doesn’t explain why siblings are different
state 3 limitations of trait theory
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* all behaviour is learnt
* observing significant others
* copying/ model others through vicarious experiance
* observing significant others
* copying/ model others through vicarious experiance
state 3 characteristics of social learning theory
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* doesn’t consider genetically inherited traits
* some people never change
* some people never change
state 2 drawbacks of social learning theory
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*GENETICALLY INHERITED TRAITS TRIGGERED BY ENVIRONMENT*
* people react differently in different situations
* combination of trait and learning theories
* unpredictable
* people react differently in different situations
* combination of trait and learning theories
* unpredictable
state 4 characteristics of the interactionist approach