What is personality?
A relatively enduring pattern of thoughts, emotions and behaviours that characterize a person.
Nature vs nurture of personality.
(Nature) heredity explains up to 50% of behavioural tendencies
(Nurture) socialization and learning
What does CANOE stand for?
conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness extraversion
Which trait = organized, dependable?
Conscientiousness
Which trait = trusting, helpful?
Agreeableness
Whic trait = anxious, insecure ?
Neuroticism
Which trait = imaginative, creative?
Openess to experinece
Which trait = outgoing, talkative?
Extraversion
What are Dark triad traits?
Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy
What is Machiavellianism?
Manipulating other to achieve personal goals.
What is narcissism?
Excessive self admiration and entitlement
What is psychopathy?
Ruthless dominance, lack of empathy, impulsive behaviour.
What is Meyer Briggs type indicator?
Personality assessment based on jungs theory of personality types
What is one strength and weakness of MBTI?
Increase self awareness
Poor prediction of job performance
What are values?
Stable beleifs about what is right/wrong
How do values differ from personality?
Values are evaluative (judge good/bad)
Personality is descriptive
What are the 4 main quadrants of Schwartz value model?
Openess to change: motivated to pursue inovative ways
Conversation : motivated to persevere th status quo
Self enhancement: motivated by self Interest
Self transcendence: motivated to promote welfare of others and nature
How do values influence behaviour?
They shape choices, perceptions, and motivation
What is value congruence?
Similarity between a persons values hierarchy to another source
What are ethics?
Study of moral principles of right and wrong
4 ethical principles explain?
Utilititarianism: greatest good for the greatest number
Individual rights: everyone has the same natural rights
Distributive justice: benefits and burdens should be the same or proportional
Ethic of care: moral obligation to help other
What is moral intensity?
Degree to which an issue demands ethical attention
When is moral intensity high?
When many people are affected, strong consequences, high agreement in good/bad.
What is moral sensitivity?
Ability to detect an ethical issue
