Personality: It’s who we areWhat is personality?Who is Walter White?So…what about Walt ….or Heisenberg?Biological PerspectiveTraits: Five Factor ModelWhat is Leslie Knope’s Big 5?Personality: It’s who we areWhat is personality?Who is Walter White?a.k.a HeisenbergSo…what about Walt….or Heisenberg?Mischel’s Person-Situation Theory•Explaining inconsistency of personality•Behavior influenced by the situation•Responses based on rewards/punishments of the situationBiological PerspectiveEysenck and Behavioral GeneticsPersonality traits are inherited (40-60%)Limited influence of shared family environmentTwin studiesBUT….genes can mold environmental reinforcersTraits: Five Factor ModelExtraversionPositive emotionalityAgreeablenessSympathetic, trustingConscientiousnessConstraint, successful outcomes, hard-workingNeuroticismNegative emotionality, psychopathologyOpenness to ExperienceLiberal ideas, creativeWhat isLeslie Knope’s Big
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