9 PERSONALITY


1


2


Carl Rogers (8th 3


January, 1902–4th


February, 1987 4


Hans Jürgen Eysenck (4th


March, 1916–4th


September, 1997) 5


Abraham Harold Maslow (1st A B C


April, 1908–8th


June, 1970)


Walter Mischel (1930–)


‘It is important for individuals to have control over their personal circumstances. When this happens they function more effectively.’


‘All human beings have a hierarchy of needs. Firstly, we must fulfil our physiological need for food and water.’


‘They say the personality is comprised of thousands of traits. I don’t agree completely. I think there are only two main traits: introversion and extroversion.’


www.hadford.ac.uk/psy/def D


Albert Bandura (4th


December, 1925–)


‘Researchers claim that people’s behaviour is consistent with their personality traits. But I think the important thing is how each situation influences their actions.’


E


‘We are the only experts on ourselves. This is because the way each of us perceives the world is unique.’


Definitions


A the detailed analysis of specific elements of a personality


B the study of the interaction of several aspects of personality


C an individual’s view of their ability to realistically achieve their aims


D through the inheritance of a chromosome pattern which determines a characteristic


E the approach to personality that focuses on individual characteristics


F research that compares the responses of monozygotic (identical) or dizygotic (fraternal) siblings


G personal qualities that make people unique, but which are also shared with others


H the quality of being sociable and open to others I


the theory that personality is not fixed, but determined by circumstances


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