Personality
Step 1
Read https://courses.lumenlearning.com/waymaker-psychology/chapter/introduction-explaining-personality/
As you read take notes on the following:
• Describe the learning perspective on personality, including the concepts of self-efficacy, locus of control
o Take the https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_90.htm to identify your locus of control
• Describe the theories of personality, including the humanistic theory (Maslow & Rogers), temperament, trait theory, and the Big Five
o Take the https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/IPIP-BFFM/1.php to identify your BIG FIVE results
• Discuss personality differences of people from collectivist and individualist cultures and the varying approaches to studying personality (the cultural-comparative approach, the indigenous approach, and the combined approach)
Step 2
Next, watch Dr. Little’s Ted Talk “Who are you really the puzzle of personality” (15:16 mins)
As you listen, take notes on the following:
• What are the differences and similarities among introverts and extroverts
• Why may your (and other’s) personality may be more malleable than people think
o Take the https://ideas.ted.com/quiz-are-you-an-extrovert-introvert-or-ambivert/ to identify your social interaction orientation
Step 3
Write a minimum of 2 paragraphs with the following information:
1st Paragraph
• Describe the learning perceptive of personality including the concepts self-efficacy and locus of control.
• Reflect on your own locus of control from the survey. Did the results surprise you? Why/why not
• You read about several theories, including the humanistic theory (Maslow & Rogers), temperament, trait theory, and the Big Five. Which was your favorite and why?
• Reflect on your BIG Five from the survey. Did the results surprise you? Why/why not
• What are the differences and similarities among introverts and extroverts?
• Why may your (and other’s) personality may be more malleable than people think
• Reflect on your extravert/introvert results from the survey. Did the results surprise you? Why/why not
2nd Paragraph
• Discuss personality differences of people from collectivist and individualist cultures and the varying approaches to studying personality (the cultural-comparative approach, the indigenous approach, and the combined approach)
• How has your culture shaped your personality? Be specific
• How would you describe your own personality? Do you think that friends and family would describe you in much the same way? Why or why not?
