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Apr 1, 2020 · Part 2 introduces and calls into question two widely accepted but nonetheless questionable propositions about the nature of personality: (a) that the term refers to an underlying causal entity within a person, and (b) that the study of personality is the study of the whole person.
- Raymond M. Bergner
- 2020
Borrowing loosely from Allport’s definition of personality, personality can be viewed as the dynamic organization within an individual of various psychological factors that determines the person’s characteristic thoughts and behaviors.
Apr 1, 2020 · This article addresses the longstanding problem that the field of personality psychology remains in need of a consensus formulation of its core subject matter, that of the nature of “personality” itself.
- Raymond M. Bergner
- 2020
In one long-standing tradition of personality psychology, in-dividual differences in social behaviors have been conceptual-ized in terms of behavioral dispositions or traits that predispose individuals to engage in relevant behaviors.
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Summary. Personality, including abnormal as well as normal personality, is arguably the most emblematic psychological area for outsiders, but a consensual definition of the field is elusive. In attempting to study the whole functioning of individuals, personality draws from other areas of psychology: biological, cognitive, social and ...
- Susan C. Cloninger
- 2020
Define personality. Describe early theories about personality development. Personality refers to the long-standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in specific ways. Our personality is what makes us unique individuals.
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Feb 20, 2024 · In essence, the cognitive theory of personality provides a nuanced perspective on human behavior by emphasizing the role of information processing in shaping individual personality traits. The social cognitive perspective, pioneered by influential figures such as Julian Bernard Rotter, Albert Bandura, and Walter Mischel, emerged later ...
