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Variations in Psychological

Attributes
Psychological Attributes
 Specific psychological characteristics of a person
 Influence their behavior and thoughts.
 Include personality, temperament, intelligence, and
emotional state etc
 Help us to understand the reason for someone's
behavior.
Individual differences/Variations
 We are unique
 Individual differences in
enduring psychological
characteristics
 Person's individuality.
 People differ in their ability to
understand complex ideas,
adapt to environment, learn
from experience, engage in
various forms of reasoning and
to overcome obstacles
 Example: Rate yourself on a
scale of 1(min)to5(max) on the
basis of creativity.
Situationism
 The theory that human
behaviour is determined
by surrounding
circumstances
 Not just by personal
qualities alone.
 Nature vs
Circumstances
 Irrespective of the
enduring character.

Sum up……
R e f l e c t i o n : I n d i v i d u a l d i f f e re n c e s -Activity 1

 Hot sunny weather, You are almost nearing the exam hall at 9
am, after strenuous preparation.
 Now you observe that your classmate is feeling very tired and
suddenly fainted ..
 Remember that’s your Final (board)examination.
 Bell rang ..every one started to enter the class…
 what will you do?
Domains of psychological Attributes
Multi Dimensional-
Cognitive, emotional,
social, behavioural,
cultural aspects.
Present in all
Degree varies from
person to person
Bring in
individuality
Enduring
Domains of psychological Attributes
Intelligence- global capacity
to
 understand the world,
 think rationally, and
 use available resources
effectively
 when faced with challenges.
 person’s general cognitive
competence including the
ability to profit from formal
education
Knowledge gained and
application
Domains of psychological Attributes
Aptitude- An individual’s
underlying potential
 for acquiring skills.
predict what an
individual will be able to
do if proper environment
&training is given.
Capability to learn and
apply
Domains of psychological Attributes
Interest -Individual’s
preference
for engaging in one or
more specific activities
relative to others.
helps us in making choices
that promote life
satisfaction and
performance.
Your aspiration ,will and
wish.
Domains of psychological Attributes

Personality -Relatively
enduring characteristics of a
person that make her or him
distinct from others.
 try to assess an individual’s
unique characteristics,
 helps us to explain an
individual’s behaviour
 predict how she/he will
behave in future.
 Character and behaviour
Domains of psychological Attributes
Values- enduring beliefs
an ideal mode of behaviour.
a value sets a standard for
guiding her/his actions in
life and also for judging
others.
thedominant values of a
person.
Your Value system
Assessment
 Firststep in understanding a psychological attribute.
 Measurement of psychological attributes of individuals
and their evaluation.
 Multiple methods used with certain standards of
comparison. ( either individually or standardised values)
 Any attribute will be said to exist in a person only if it
can be measured by using scientific procedures.
 An assessment should be reliable(consistent),
validated(accuracy) and replicable(repeat),
objective(bias free) and standardized ( uniform).
Assesment
 Formal assessment - objective,
standardised, and well
organised.
 Informal assessment -varies
from case to case ,one assessor
to another and, therefore, is
open to subjective
interpretations but not always.
 Helps predict future behaviour.
 Helps take decisions regarding
personal and professional goals.
 Helps understand SWOT
Methods of Assessment
Psychological Test Case Study Observation
•Objective and •An in-depth study of the •Systematic, organised
standardized measure of individual and objective procedures
an individual’s mental
and/or behavioral •in terms of her/his •to record behavioural
characteristics. psychological attributes, phenomena occurring
psychological history naturally in real time
•Objective tests-used in in the context of her/his setting.
Clinical diagnosis, psychosocial and physical
guidance, personnel environment. •Subjective ,observer bias
selection, placement, and and poor control over the
training. Eg:? •Data gathering by environment.
questionnaire,
•Projective tests especially observation, Eg:?
for the assessment of Interview etc
personality. Eg:?
•Eg: ?
Methods of Assessment
Interview Self-Report
•a person provides factual
Involves seeking information about
information from a herself/himself and/or
person on a one-to-one opinions.
basis. •Interview ,questionnaire,
psychological test, or
personal diary.

Sum up and reflect


Psychological Attributes-
Activity 2
Court seen in
Mahabharata where
Draupadi,
Advocated against
injustice..
Discuss….
How this is relevant to
today’s topic and
which topic?

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