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Chapter 5: Personality and Values

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LO 1
Personality
Personality is a dynamic concept describing the
growth and development of a person’s whole
psychological system.
The sum total of ways in which an individual
reacts to and interacts with others.
Measuring personality through self-report
surveys.

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LO 1
Personality Determinants
Is personality the result of heredity or
environment?
Heredity refers to those factors that were
determined at conception.

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LO 1
Personality Traits
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
 Extraverted(E)( outgoing, sociable, assertive)
Vs Introverted(I)(quiet& shy)
 Sensing(S) (practical, routines, order) Vs
Intuitive(I)(unconscious process, big picture)
 Thinking(T) (reason & logic) Vs Feelin(F)
(personal values and emotions)
 Perceiving(P)(flexible & and spontaneous) Vs
Judging(J) (want control, prefer order and
structure)

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Big Five Personality Model

 Extraversion ( sociable, gregarious, assertive)


 Agreeableness (good-natured, cooperative, trusting)
 Conscientiousness ( responsible, dependable, persistent
and organized)
 Emotional stability(calm, self-confident, secure vs
nervous, depressed and insecure)
 Openness to experience (imagination, sensitivity &
curiosity)

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LO 4
Dark Triad
Machiavellianism- The degree to which an individual is pragmatic,
maintains emotional distance, and believes that ends can justify means.
Narcissism- the tendency to be arrogant, have a grandiose sense of
self-importance, require excessive admiration and have a sense of
entitlement.
Psychopathy- the tendency for a lack of concern for others and lack of
guilt or remorse when actions cause harm.

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LO 4
Other Personality Traits
Core Self-Evaluation
Self-Monitoring
Proactive Personality

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LO 5
Personality and Situations

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Trait Activation Theory
A theory that predicts that some situations, events
or interventions activate a trait more than others

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LO 6
Values
Values – basic convictions about what is right, good,
or desirable.
Value system – ranks values in terms of intensity.
(freedom, pleasure, self-respect, honesty, obedience
and equality)
Terminal values – desirable end-states of existence. .
( prosperity & economic success, freedom, health, well-being, self-
reliance, discipline, kindness etc)
Instrumental values – preferred modes of behavior
or means of achieving terminal values. (polite,
obedient, self-controlled, honest, helpful, capable,
cheerful etc)
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LO 8 Hofstede’s Five Value
Dimensions Of National Culture
Five value dimensions of national culture
1. Power distance
2. Individualism versus collectivism
3. Masculinity versus femininity
4. Uncertainty avoidance
5. Long-term versus short-term orientation

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