PSE3 november 29

 

"Scientific description, explanation, and prediction of differences in biological, psychological (experience and behaviour) and sociocultural structures and processes (a) within a person (intra-individual perspective) across time and or situations and (B) between persons or groups of persons (inter-individual view)". this explanation defines what?

• personality psychology

• social psychology

• behavioural psychology

• freudian psychology

• none of these statements

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what is not one of the general tasks to personality psychology

• explaining: how can differences be explained

• describing: what is personality

• all of these are correct

• predicting: what consequences do personality differrences have on their personal, social and professional life

• none of these are correct

Answer explanation

Personality has 7specific tasks what is one of them

• causal research

• casual research

• theory testing

• theory abilities

• convergent testing

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what is the abbreviation used to memorize the 8 data sources of personality psychology?

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what is not one the definitions of a trait

• a characteristic pattern of behaviour

• It is marked by the tendency to act, think, and feel in a certain way over time and across situations

• A disposition to feel and act, assessed e.g. By self-report inventories, and peer reports

• precedes the temperaments we develop

Answer explanation

what does the BFI 10 measure

• personality

• OCEAN

• traits

• behaviours

Answer explanation

measures the OCEAN traits from personality. personality may influence behaviour but the most exact answer is OCEAN (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism)

why would we use the BFI-10

• when there is significant time restrictions for the participants

• because it is better than the other BFI scales

• it is less complicated and can therefore be given to more people who have a lower education

• to minimize testing fatigue

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does sport influence personality

• yes it does

• no it does not

• undetermined

• no research has been done on it

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which 3 of the Big Five personality traits are important for determining sporting achievement

• agreeableness,conscientiousness, neuroticism

• conscientiousness, extraversion, neuroticism

• openness, extraversion, neuroticism

• agreeableness,conscientiousness, openness

• all are equally important

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how do allen and laborde define a trait

•  relatively enduring, automatic patterns of thought, feeling, and behaviour that distinguish persons and are afforded in specific environments

• feelings, thought, emotions, and/or behaviours captured in a specific moment

• continuously repeated behaviour that reflects a part of the cognitive processes happening internally

• all of these are correct

• all of these are wrong

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