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Personality

ICSE · Class 12 · Psychology

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Card 1Meaning of Personality

What is personality?

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Personality is the sum total of the distinctive and unique characteristics that govern a person's thought process and behavioural approach in order to adapt to the environment. It includes stable beha

Card 2Meaning of Personality

Why is personality considered difficult to define in one sentence?

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Personality includes many aspects of a person, such as behaviour, thoughts, emotions, motives, abilities, and values. Different thinkers emphasize different parts of it, so no single definition fully

Card 3Meaning of Personality

What does the word personality come from?

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The word personality has its root in the Latin word persona, meaning mask. This shows that personality was historically linked with the idea of an outer appearance or role.

Card 4Definitions of Personality

State Raymond Cattell's definition of personality.

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Personality is that which permits a prediction of what a person will do in a given situation. This definition highlights predictability of behaviour.

Card 5Definitions of Personality

What is G.W. Allport's definition of personality?

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Allport defined personality as the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psycho-physical systems that determine his unique adjustment to his environment. The definition shows that person

Card 6Definitions of Personality

What does Eysenck mean by personality?

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Eysenck described personality as the more or less stable and enduring organisation of a person's character, temperament, intellect, and physique, which determine unique adjustment to the environment.

Card 7Basic Concepts

What is a trait in personality psychology?

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A trait is an individual's tendency to act, think, and feel in a specific way across different times and situations. Traits are relatively stable characteristics that help describe personality.

Card 8Basic Concepts

What is the difference between character, disposition, and self-concept?

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Character is the collection of personality traits shaped by moral, social, and religious attitudes. Disposition is a person's usual positive or negative attitude toward life that influences thinking,

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