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    Chapter 5: Personality and Values

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    LO 1
    Personality
    Personality is a dynamic concept describing the
    growth and development of a person’s whole
    psychological system.
    The sum total of ways in which an individual
    reacts to and interacts with others.
    Measuring personality through self-report
    surveys.

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    LO 1
    Personality Determinants
    Is personality the result of heredity or
    environment?
    Heredity refers to those factors that were
    determined at conception.

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    LO 1
    Personality Traits
    Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
     Extraverted(E)( outgoing, sociable, assertive)
    Vs Introverted(I)(quiet& shy)
     Sensing(S) (practical, routines, order) Vs
    Intuitive(I)(unconscious process, big picture)
     Thinking(T) (reason & logic) Vs Feelin(F)
    (personal values and emotions)
     Perceiving(P)(flexible & and spontaneous) Vs
    Judging(J) (want control, prefer order and
    structure)

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    Big Five Personality Model

     Extraversion ( sociable, gregarious, assertive)


     Agreeableness (good-natured, cooperative, trusting)
     Conscientiousness ( responsible, dependable, persistent
    and organized)
     Emotional stability(calm, self-confident, secure vs
    nervous, depressed and insecure)
     Openness to experience (imagination, sensitivity &
    curiosity)

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    LO 4
    Dark Triad
    Machiavellianism- The degree to which an individual is pragmatic,
    maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
    Narcissism- the tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of
    self-importance, require excessive admiration and have a sense of
    entitlement.
    Psychopathy- the tendency for a lack of concern for others and lack of
    guilt or remorse when actions cause harm.

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    LO 4
    Other Personality Traits
    Core Self-Evaluation
    Self-Monitoring
    Proactive Personality

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    LO 5
    Personality and Situations

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    Trait Activation Theory
    A theory that predicts that some situations, events
    or interventions activate a trait more than others

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    LO 6
    Values
    Values – basic convictions about what is right, good,
    or desirable.
    Value system – ranks values in terms of intensity.
    (freedom, pleasure, self-respect, honesty, obedience
    and equality)
    Terminal values – desirable end-states of existence. .
    ( prosperity & economic success, freedom, health, well-being, self-
    reliance, discipline, kindness etc)
    Instrumental values – preferred modes of behavior
    or means of achieving terminal values. (polite,
    obedient, self-controlled, honest, helpful, capable,
    cheerful etc)
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    LO 8 Hofstede’s Five Value
    Dimensions Of National Culture
    Five value dimensions of national culture
    1. Power distance
    2. Individualism versus collectivism
    3. Masculinity versus femininity
    4. Uncertainty avoidance
    5. Long-term versus short-term orientation

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