Semester 1 2017
Chapter 13
Questions + Answers
Initially when Susan arrived at work late, it did not
cause any problems and her boss did not rebuke her.
Her consequent behaviour of continuous late-coming
was therefore reinforced by the lack of punishment. Behaviourist
This description of Susan relates to the ______
perspective on personality.
Mike only collects negative information about himself
and therefore has a low self-esteem. His
self-construct contains the notion that he cannot Cognitive
achieve even if he is intelligent. This explanation
relates to the ______ perspective.
Susan perceives herself as a hard worker and a
responsible person who is not well treated by others. Cognitive and social-cognitive
She compares herself to her colleagues. This
description of Susan relates to the ______
perspective/s on personality.
If you were asked to explain how the concepts and Explain the cultural customs which
assumptions related to the cultural perspective relates
influence your behaviour.
to your own life, which of the following strategies
would be the most applicable?
, Psychoanalysis focuses more on areas of conflict,
African
whereas the ______ perspective emphasises harmony.
If we attempt to analyse Sophy’s personality by
understanding her unique experiences, her striving
towards self-actualisation, and her dreams and Humanistic
interests, we are utilising a ______ approach to
personality
Two sisters, Anne and Precious love spending quiet
Sunday afternoons at home with their parents reading.
Recently however, Precious has been skipping these
Social affiliations outside of the family
afternoons to join her friends and go skydiving. The
environmental influence being displayed here is
_________
In addition to subconscious factors, what other
factors do modern supporters of the psychodynamic Social factors
approach believe influence personality and behaviour?
Acquiring certain behaviours, styles of doing things,
abilities and other attributes in order to execute
Work personality
productive actions refers to the development of
______.
Dave and Eric are work colleagues who are very
competitive amongst each other, but find time to play
Social affiliations outside the family
soccer together every Saturday. The environmental
influence being displayed here is ______.
Susan could have certain personality characteristics
that cause conflict in the workplace, namely a lack of
direction, introversion, emotional instability and a lack Trait
of openness to experience. This description of Susan
relates to the ______ perspective on personality.
, Your manager requests an assessment approach to
select junior managers for development and promotion
to more senior positions. You propose an approach
consisting of background information, interviews and an
Qualitative
analysis of a person’s past personal experiences, as well
as the person’s communication style during the
interviews. Your suggestion can be described as a
______ approach
As a child, Sophy learned that crying would result in
her father helping her. As a grown-up she replaced
crying with withdrawing. She learned to be helpless and
to rely on others. After counselling, she learned new Behaviourist
behaviours because of other rewards. This description
of Sophy relates to the ______ perspective on
personality.
Susan’s characteristics and personality have been
influenced by genetic factors. As these characteristics
Biological and evolutionary
are relatively stable, it is unlikely that she will change.
This description of Susan relates to the ______
perspective/s on personality.
If you were asked to explain how the concepts and
Indicate how you make your own choices
assumptions related to the humanist theory relates to
in your striving to experience meaning.
your own life, which of the following strategies would
be the most applicable?
During a conference on racial and cultural conflict
resolution a philosopher expresses the idea that peace
and acceptance between cultures and race groups in
South Africa will only be achieved if people are made
aware of the deep-seated non-conscious influences on
Psychoanalytical
their behaviour based on their historical pasts, and of
possible traumatic experiences which individuals and
groups may have experienced. From a psychological
perspective you recognise the philosopher’s stance as
being from a/an ______ perspective.