...Alexa Bisignano Week 5 Homework 1. Take a look at the material on sensation seeking on page 286 (Ch. 11). Do you consider yourself a sensation seeker? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of your level of sensation seeking? No, I definitely do not consider myself a sensation seeker. I would have to say the reason is because I am an anxious person. I like things to stay the same, and I just like to be happy in my surroundings (people, places) that I am used to. I believe the advantage of my level of sensation seeking is that I am always comfortable. I believe the disadvantage of my level of sensation seeking is that sometimes I can feel bored with my life. 2. How would you rate your own achievement motivation? Why? In what ways is this an advantage to you? In what ways is it a disadvantage? I would rate my achievement motivation high. I would rate it high because I am a very driven person, and once I want to reach a goal I make sure I get there no matter what it takes. This is an advantage because I am not a slacker, I always get things done when they need to be. It is a disadvantage because sometimes, if for some reason I do not reach a goal I would be devastated. 3. What did you learn about yourself from reading about the trait theories of personality? I found the trait theories of personality to be extremely interesting. I learned that I am a little bit of each in terms of the “Big Five”. I find myself to be...
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...OF DRIVERS Mohammed Najeeb. P. M Motor Vehicle Department, Ministry of Transport, Kerala, India. Mob +91 9447679841 najeeb.blossom@gmail.com Abstract An analysis of traffic accidents indicates that human factors are a sole or a contributory factor in approximately 90% of road traffic accidents. The present study examined the extent to which Type A behaviour pattern , Sensation Seeking behaviour, propensity to aggression, Hostility, Attitude to Speeding and demographic variables including Age, Experience And Education have an effect on violation behaviour of drivers. The Data was obtained from 500 drivers on standardized instruments such as Violation of Basic Traffic Rules scale, Hostility scale (MMPI), Propensity to Aggression Scale, Sensation Seeking Scale (Zukerman) Type A behaviour Scale and Attitude to Speeding Scale. The Result presented in this study revealed that there was an effect of age, experience and education and significant influence of personality traits and attitude on violation behaviour of drivers. Key Words: Violation of Basic Traffic Rules, Type A behavior, Sensation Seeking, propensity to aggression Hostility and attitude 1. Introduction The National Crime Record Bureau Reported that, in India the number of road accidents, deaths due to road accidents and injuries due to road accidents is very high and increasing every year. During the year 2010; 4, 30,600 road accidents caused death of 1, 33,938 persons and injured 4, 70,600 human beings...
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...will be discussing the personality trait of being straight forward. This is a trait that I believe I possess and something I like very much. The subfield that this like fits in is personality psychology. Personality psychology puts together the pieces of the person--perceptions, thoughts, motives emotions, relationships--into one unified picture of the whole person. The three major kinds of puzzle pieces, thinking, feelings, and behavior are what personality psychologists are trying to explain, and we do this by referring to consistent patterns of thoughts and feelings that give rise to behaviors. But the relations between thinking, feelings, and behavior are not always as straight forward. People can show similar behaviors for many different reasons. Also we are not always perfectly consistent in our personalities. And the inconsistencies among our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are the puzzling part of the personality puzzle. Engaging the personality trait of being straight forward affects my state of consciousness in a positive way. By being straight forward one can avoid many pitfalls of negative personality traits, such as, having to lie to make other people like you. By being straight forward you are not concerned with what others may think of you but are yourself regardless of others views. This makes your life easier hence contributing positively to your over all psychological well being. The role of learning the psychology subfield of personality psychology has put...
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...question in a heading format. (You do not have to repeat the entire question). 1) Sensation Seeking Personality. Take a look at the material on sensation Seeking on page 278 (Chapter 8). Considering the requirements for Sensation Seeking. Do you consider yourself a sensation seeker? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of your level of sensation seeking? No, I unquestionably do not consider myself a sensation seeker. I would have to say the reason is because I am an apprehensive individual and typically do not see the necessity of doing things out of my comfort zone to fill a sensational need. I believe the disadvantage of my level of sensation seeking is at times it can be perceived that I am boring and live a mundane life. 2) Achievement Motivation. How would you rate your own achievement motivation? In what ways is your level of achievement motivation an advantage to you? In what ways is it a disadvantage? I would rate my achievement motivation high. I rate it high because I am a goal-oriented individual. When I aim to reach an objective I make every effort possible to succeed. It is advantageous because it eliminates procrastination. The only disadvantage I can assess is if I was to miss reaching my goal, I would be highly disappointed in myself. 3) Trait Theory of Personality. What did you learn about yourself from the reading about Trait Theories of Personality? How will you use that knowledge? I find myself to be an open person, conscientious...
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...1. Do you consider yourself a sensation seeker? Why or Why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages to your level of sensation seeking? a. I consider myself a slightly higher than average sensation seeker. b. I love thrill rides, sky diving, and other extreme sports, but I am perfectly content sitting at home reading a good book or watching movies with my family. c. I think my level of sensation seeking is advantageous because I am not afraid to take risks, but I can follow the rules. I can thrive in almost any situation. I am very adaptable. 2. How would you rate your achievement motivation? Why? In what ways is this an advantage to you? In what ways is it a disadvantage? d. My achievement motivation if fluctuating. e. I have a drive to succeed, but it obviously is not enough to actually put me in a position to succeed. It is not that I am stupid or lazy, but I get easily discouraged f. It is advantageous because I keep pushing on wanting to prove that I am not a failure g. It is a disadvantage because when I get discouraged my drive to continue on drops. It doesn’t stop, but it depresses me making it harder for me to continue one with what I have started. 3. What did you learn about yourself from reading about the trait theories of personality? h. Well what I knew was basically reinforced. I am not any one, stereotype (?). I am all over the spectrum, depending on my surroundings and my mood. I am very withdrawn...
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...Personality Paper Robbin Nehls PSY/211 September 25, 2014 Mark Ammer Four perspectives of personalities are the, psychoanalytic perspective, the humanistic perspective, the social cognitive perspective, and the trait perspective. The psychoanalytic perspective emphasizes the most importance of unconscious processes and the influence of early childhood experience. It is theory of personality that stresses the influence of unconscious mental processes, the importance of sexual and aggressive instincts, and the enduring effects of early childhood experience on personality. The term unconscious is used to describe thoughts, feelings, wishes, and drives that are operating below the level of conscious awareness. The humanistic perspective emphasizes free will, self-awareness, and psychological growth. A view of personality that emphasizes human potential and such a uniquely human charactistics as self-awareness and free will (Cain, 2002). Humanistic psychologists also differed from psychologists theorists by their focus on the healthy personality rather than on psychologically troubled people. The humanistic psychologists believe that people are motivated by the need to grow psychologically, they contended that he most important factor in personality is the individual’s conscious, subjective perception of his or her self ( Purkey and Stanley, 2002). Three areas of personality development can be the psychosexual stages, the social cognitive perspective, and the trait perspective...
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...Embracing- consumer research must be done to study in depth. Implementation- Product/sales orientations Production orientation; 1850’s to late 1920’s gearing up manufacturing skills in order to match production. Challenge was to perfect production capabilities. Sales Orientation; 1930’s to mid 1950’s- Sell more of what the manufacturing department was able to produce. Societal marketing concept Consumers may on occasion respond to their immediate needs or wants while overlooking their own long run interest or that of their neighbors and the entire planet. Marketing mix The 4 P’s; Product Price Place and Promotion. Customer value A ratio between the customers perceived benefits and resources used to obtain those benefits. Relationships in consumer behavior Building customer satisfaction (Perceptions of the performance of the product or service) and trust (Helps increase chances that customers will remain loyal) and securing customer retention (Best interest to stay with the company than to switch). Interdisciplinary nature of consumer behavior The comprehensive body of thinking research about consumer benefits that reflects both the...
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... But these feeling were about to change. Their friendship was also to end. Jung and Freud were a lot like and also had very different opinions. They both believed that the content of dreams should be interpreted, and that this would be help in treating the patient. They also had their differences. Jung disagreed with Freud of many things. Jung did not accept Freud’s theory on the role of sexuality, personality and the things that influence it, and the unconscious. Adler...
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...PERSONALITY AND PERCEPTION D07Q7 QUESTION Q2 (a) Identify the potential scope of the individual’s contribution to an organisation. (12 marks) (b) Using examples, explain how the following characteristics may affect the contribution of the individual to the organisation: (i) personality (ii) (ii) attitudes (13 marks) (Total 25 marks) ANSWER (a) The potential scope of the individual’s contribution to the organisation includes: ● Effort – managers expect employees to work and fulfil agreed objectives ● Time – individuals contribute their time and this may include unsocial hours ● Obedience – to company rules and policies ● Flexibility – organisations need to respond to changing situations and varying demands in effective and customer focused ways ● Adaptability – individuals are most effective where they adapt to change ● Skills – individuals bring a variety of skills that are essential to the effective performance of the organisation. These will include technical, conceptual and inter- personal skills ● Loyalty and commitment – to the organisation’s goals and their effective fulfilment ● Personality – this is important to internal relationships and group effectiveness ● Any organisation is more than the sum of its individual parts i.e. the individuals that compose it ● Creativity – the individual may contribute new ideas and the development of better methods and processes ● Individuality – this may be very important to the ongoing health and...
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...What is the Buddhist analysis of human life? Introduction It is well known that according to Buddhism, human-being is a combination of ever‐changing physical and mental forces or energies. To have a deep analysis of the human life, Buddhism divides the human beings into five groups as “five aggregates”. This technical term contains the Aggregate of Matter, the Aggregate of Sensations, the Aggregate of Apperceptions, the Aggregate of Mental Formations, and finally is the Aggregate of Consciousness. The five aggregates are essential for Buddhism to analyze human life, which also show that Buddhist analysis of human life focuses more on mind than the physical things. In addition, the examination of the five aggregates is important in Buddha’s teaching for at least four reasons as mentioned below. Firstly, as we all know, all four noble truths focus on suffering and the five aggregates are the ultimate referent of the first noble truth. Therefore, it is important to understand the five aggregates in advance, in order to further analyze the Four Noble Truth. Also, they are the objective domain of clinging and can help analyze the causal origination of suffering in the future. Thirdly, in order to release from suffering, the removal of clinging is an essential step, which is tightly related to the objects around (King 1989, 158). And its tentacles are named as five aggregates. Finally, in order to obtain the wisdom that can have a clear and accurate insight into the real nature...
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...The Psychology of Road Rage: A discussion of psychological explanations of road rage and policy implications. Name: Graeme Standing Candidate #: 002351 015 Subject: Psychology – Extended Essay Word Count : 3993 School: Collège du Léman Date: February 2007© Graeme Standing (graemestanding@hotmail.com) Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................1 Is Road Rage Just a Media Invention?..................................................................................................... 1 What is Road Rage? ................................................................................................................................2 Stress and Anger .....................................................................................................................................2 Are Some People More Susceptible to Road Rage? ............................................................................... 3 Gender Stereotypes................................................................................................................................4 Intermittent Explosive Disorder.............................................................................................................. 5 Driving Pathology....................................................................................................................................6 Solutions...
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...“Describe and evaluate Carl Jung’s theory concerning personality types and show how they might usefully help a therapist to determine therapeutic goals” Introduction Carl Gustav Jung (1875 – 1961) a Swiss born psychologist and psychiatrist was the founding father of the theory and methodology known as ‘Analytical Psychology’. In his early years Jung studied with and was heavily influenced by Freud. But would later have fundamental concerns with regard to Freud’s theories going on to develop his theories and practice of ‘Analytical Psychology’. Jung’s legacy and its impact on modern day psychology and the ‘psychologisation of religion’ in particular spirituality and the New Age movement are immense. Many of Jung’s original theories and methodology still influences the way psychologists and psychoanalysts practice today. Psychological concepts such as ‘archetype’, ‘collective unconscious’, ‘the complex’ and ‘synchronicity’ are Jungian precepts. The ‘Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) which is used today to measure an individuals perception of their surroundings and how their decisions are formed, is based on Jung’s ‘Typological theory’. Jung’s father being a pastor and his mother an atheist (in modern day terms) from an early age gave Jung the opportunity to consider and reflect on both “sides” of the religious vs non-believer question, along with the subsequent impact and conflicts within his own psyche. Throughout Jung’s life he expressed a keen interest in nature and...
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...Personality • Inner psychological characteristics that both determine and reflect how a person responds to his or her environment. • Dual influence of heredity and early childhood experience help to develop personality. • Social and environmental influence The nature of personality 1. Personality reflects individual differences • No two individuals are exactly alike. • If each person is different in terms of all personality traits, it will be impossible to group customers into segments. 2. Personality is consistent and enduring • Though personality of consumers may be consistent, their consumption behavior often varies. 3. Personality can change • An individual’s personality changes not only in response to abrupt events, but also as part of a gradual maturing process. • Convergence in the personality characteristic of men and women. Chapter 5(Consumer Behavior) Mohammed Sohel Islam 1 Theories of Personality Freudian Theory Unconscious need or drive Human motivation • Personality consists of three interactive systems. ID: ‘Warehouse’ of primitive and impulsive desire. Seeks immediate satisfaction. SUPEREGO: Internal expression of society’s moral and ethical codes of conduct. “Brake” that restrains or inhibits the impulsive force of the ID. EGO: Conscious control. Balance between impulsive demand and sociocultural constraints. Purchase or consumption situation is a reflection of individual’s own personality. Neo-Freudian personality...
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...learning can be captured by classical and operant condition. Learning takes place more efficiently through observation, imitation, taking and following instructing. Cognitive learning goes beyond imitation. It involves acquiring information through mental processes. In cognitive learning, one acquires information through listening, watching, touching and experiencing the stimuli before the message is committed to memory. This makes learning effective. Thesis statement. Most people are unaware of the importance of cognitive processes in their lives. Cognitive processes are important because they influence human behavior. When one is aware of his or her preferred approach, he or she is able to discern how his preference influences his personality. The aim of this paper is to look at three types of cognitive processes, their purposes and the methodology used in them. When a child is born the process of learning starts to take place. It has to learn how to crawl, stand, and walk and later on run. At puberty children learn various topics depending on the individual interests. However, before a man can apply what he has learnt he has to undergo a cognitive process. Carl Jung a Swiss psychiatrist came up with eight cognitive processes Introverted Intuiting, Introverted sensing, Extroverted Sensing, Extroverted Intuiting, Extroverted Thinking, Introverted Thinking, Extroverted Feeling, and Introverted Feeling types. In this paper, I will be discussing Extroverted sensing, Introverted...
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...deviant’. Leisure can be a time for self-expression, even if it is outside the self-normality of society, however who can define it as being either a good or bad activity to participate in. If it’s giving the individual an overall sense of pleasure and positive experiences from participating, shouldn’t it be considered as an acceptable leisure activity to take part in? Based on the three components of leisure, I will evaluate whether gambling provides any overall benefits to the individual overall in relation to their wellbeing, specifically focusing on the question, ‘Does gambling have any beneficial leisure qualities?’ Wolfgang (1988, p.72), suggests that gambling is an influenced choice of leisure due to it arising from a personality trait of ‘Sensation seeking; the level of arousal an individual prefers’, in which positive reinforcement is gained. Gambling is able to provide a sense of pleasure induction and self-esteem enhancement, in relation to the eyes of the individual, as their early...
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