AP Psychology / Unit 4: Social Psychology and Personality
4.5 Social-Cognitive and Trait Theories of Personality
Notes
- Social-cognitive: Bandura's reciprocal determinism (behavior, thoughts and environment interact); self-efficacy; locus of control.
- Trait theory: the Big Five (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism / emotional stability).
- Personality inventories (like the MMPI) are self-report.
Practice
Believing your own effort controls your success is:
You're in control.
Which is a Big Five trait?
OCEAN.
Reciprocal determinism means:
Two-way influences.
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