Essays on Personality psychology

The horrors of the Holocaust led researchers to study the effects of social influence, conformity and obedience. The U. S. Government also became interested in applying social psychological concepts to influencing citizens. Social psychology is often confused with folk wisdom, personality psychology and sociology. What makes social psychology different? Unlike folk wisdom, which relies on…

Allport, Gordon Gordon Willard Allport (November 11, 1897 – October 9, 1967) was an American psychologist, who played a major role in shaping the fields of personality psychology and social psychology. A long time and influential member of the faculty at Harvard University, he had wide-ranging interests in eidetic imagery, religion, social attitudes, rumor, and…

Psychologist in addition to Philosophers have researched, studied, tested, and analyzed theories dealing with behavior and personality. Theories of personality give understand of important factors, influences of personality development, plus underlying assumptions of traits, factors, influences, and many other affects. This paper will examine two theoretical approaches of humanistic and existential along with dispositional. Explanations…

Social learning theorists believe that observation and cognitive processes cause behavior. In addition, internal variables such as skills, values, goals, and expectations also influence how a person acts.  According to Carl Jung, individuation is the process of creating healthy personalities. Individuation brings together the four functions of the conscious mind, thinking, feeling, intuition, and sensation…

Crime is know as any behavior which breaks known laws. This behavior can be learned and usually stems from aggression or anti social behavior. There are various theories for crime and the cause of it but they all fit into 3 main catorgries psychological, social, and biological. One theory of crime is eysnecks personality theory….

The three personality theories that I have chosen are the Psychodynamic Theory, the Humanistic Theory, and the Sociocultural Theory. The three theories all deal with a form of love as being a part of a healthy personality. The Humanistic Theory and Sociocultural Theory are comparable in that both deal with an understanding of the self,…