Personality
Sixth edition
Chapter 10
Person–Situation
Interactionist Aspects of
Personality
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Modules (1 of 2)
Introduction: Person–Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality
10.1: Interpersonal Psychiatry
10.2: Motivation and Goals
10.3: Modern Interactionist Approaches Begin
10.4: The Power of Situations
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Modules (2 of 2)
10.5: The Importance of Longitudinal Study
10.6: Interactions and Development
Conclusion: Person–Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality
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Learning Objectives (1 of 2)
10.1: Use the idea of chumship to understand the formation of identity
10.2: Examine the purpose and applicability of psychological screening
10.3: Analyze Walter Mischel's approach that a person's behavior is actually situation
driven
10.4: Examine the effect of situations on behavior
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Learning Objectives (2 of 2)
10.5: Examine the changes in personality that occur over time
10.6: Scrutinize the two basic, independent dimensions of social interactions
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Introduction: Person–Situation Interactionist Aspects of Personality
− Inconsistencies in personality
− Solutions in modern personality psychology
− Situation interactionist approaches to personality
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10.1: Interpersonal Psychiatry
Objective: Use the idea of chumship to understand the formation of identity
Chumship
Metalheads
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10.1.1: Interpersonal Psychiatry Contrasted with Psychoanalytic Theory
− Important neo-analysts
− Interpersonal theory of psychiatry
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10.1.2: Personality as a Pattern of Interpersonal Interactions
− Edward Sapir
− Sullivan’s views on personality
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10.2: Motivation and Goals
Objective: Examine the purpose and applicability of psychological screening
Murray’s methods
Murray’s inspirations
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10.2.1: The Personological System
− Murray’s beliefs
− Environmental press
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10.2.2: Thema
− Overview
− Validity of TAT
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10.2.3: The Narrative Approach:
− Overview
− Importance of internal inclinations
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10.3: Modern Interactionist Approaches Begin
Objective: Analyze Walter Mischel's approach that a person's behavior is actually situation driven
Mischel’s early life
Mischel’s work
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10.3.1: Mischel’s Critique
− Mischel’s arguments
− Correlation coefficient r
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10.3.2: Mischel’s Theory
− Delay of gratification
− Personality variables
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10.3.3: Validity of Traits
− Attribution theories
− Process of better inference of personality
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10.4: The Power of Situations
Objective: Examine the effect of situations on behavior
Personality a weak predictor of behavior
College students of the 1960s
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10.4.1: Trait Relevance and the “Personality” of Situations
− Differing factors between American families 60 years apart
− Different generations
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10.4.2: Consistency Averaged across Situations
− Issues regarding personality tests
− Approaches to Big Five dimensions
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10.4.3: Mirror Neurons
− Overview
− Outcomes
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10.4.4: Personal versus Social Situations
− Field dependence versus field independence
− Qualities in social situations
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10.4.5: Seeking and Creating Situations
− Characteristics of anxious people
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10.5: The Importance of Longitudinal Study
Objective: Examine the changes in personality that occur over time
Effective way to study personality
Characteristics of longitudinal study
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10.5.1: The Life-Course Approach
− Overview
− Process of expanding the concept of life course
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