Question

Please listen to an episode of The Personality Myth : Invisibilia : NPR or read the transcript

Answer the questions below.

1. Based on the episode, What are some of the downsides of the possibility that personality does not really exist (why is that scary)? What are the upsides or benefits of the possibility that personality does not really exist?

           

2. So, according to this episode, is there such a thing as personality? When we do see stability in personality, why is that so (according to Mischel)?

3. After hearing this story and approaches discussed in lecture/the textbook, what do you believe about the power of personality versus the situation in predicting behavior (i.e., which is more important)? Which approach or model of personality do you find most persuasive, and why?

Answer 1

1,)The psychology of personality enable us to understand ourselves better than it allow us to understand others.Modern neuro science of personality faces new challenges,include using fMRI to understand the psychology as well as the brain physiology of personality.variation in adaptive strategies for handling social and sexual relationship may be especially importand for personality .If the personality does not exist ,you can be whatever kind of person you want to be, you can create whatever kind of feeling and action ,because your personality fixed on stones ,it just collection of feeling and thoughts .No one taught you how to manage them before ,you haven't but once.The inheritance of personality traits no longer contraversal but the mechanism that link DNA to individual difference in behaviour remain to be elucidated.caution is necessary ,but there are good prospect for a comprehensive neurobiology of personality.Based on neuro biological evidence one can argue that personality not exist in such a way that its all neurological condetion ,it depends on person's brain condetion.

2)Cognitive model provide a couterpoint to neuroscience in uderstanding personality,in regarding traits to virtual architecture for information processing.From sauccers point,the science of personality builds on the extend to which personality concept are embeded in language and semantics. Stability-The absolute changes in the personality trait can result from maturational process or from social contextual factors that influence a population in similar manner. Absolute stability finding are based on cross sectional and longitudinal age differences in mean levels .The general pattern of normative age changes in the Big five tend to reflect increase in personal qualities that facilitates fulfilment of important adult role such as worker ,romantic partner and parent.

3)The most persuative personality type is ESTP[Extraverted,Sensing,Thinking,Perceving.]This personality type is most persuative because their strength lies in their ability to persuade others and get thing done.They are enthusiastic and lively.They think on their feet and thrive in crisis situation.They are straight forward,realistic and take criticism well.ESTPs are concrete learners,they enjoy learning practical skill and they often prefer acquire those skill by hands on experience.ESTP do not like to sit still and they learn ell through interaction.Their charecterestic include{realistic,practical,adaptable,logical,spontaneous,risk taking,objective ,sociable,active.}