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These flashcards cover key concepts from the lecture on personality psychology, focusing on its goals, approaches, and important terms.
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Personality Psychology
The study that addresses how people feel, think, and behave and explores the functioning of individuals.
Psychological Triad
A concept that includes thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as essential components in understanding personality.
Trait Approach
A basic approach in personality psychology that focuses on how people differ psychologically and how these differences can be conceptualized and measured.
Biological Approach
An approach that examines the biological mechanisms behind personality, including genetics and physiology.
Psychoanalytic Approach
An approach that investigates the unconscious mind and internal mental conflicts.
Phenomenological Approach
An approach focused on human experiences and conscious awareness.
Learning and Cognitive Approaches
Approaches that study how experiences, rewards, punishments, and mental processes shape personality and behavior.
Funder's First Law
The concept that advantages and disadvantages in psychology are often interconnected and inseparable.
Individual Differences
The concept in personality psychology that emphasizes the uniqueness and variations among individuals.
Clinical Psychology
A subfield of psychology aimed at treating mental illness and personal problems, which overlaps with personality psychology.