Traits Theories: All key figures under trait theories developed their personality test to measureanindividual'spersonalitytype.
PaulCosta and RobertMacCrae: Their research reflects their enduring interest in the scientific study of personality and of the ways in which people differ from one another.
IsabelMyers and KatherineBriggs: This mother and daughter tandem developed the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) which is a self-report inventory designed to identify a person's personality type, strengths, and preferences.
Human Development: Human undergoes different development stages depends on a certain aspect.
CognitiveDevelopmentalStages: Jean Piaget's theory suggests that children move through fourdifferentstages of cognitive development.
Important Concepts: To better understand some of the things that happen during cognitive development, it is important first toexamine a few of the important ideas and concepts introduced by Piaget.
Schemas: Schemas are basic building blocks of such cognitive models, and enable us to form a mental representation of the world.
Assimilation and Accommodation: Assimilation is the process of taking in new information into our already existing schemas.
Accommodation: Accommodation involves modifying existing schemas, or ideas, as a result of new information or new experiences.
Extroverts are energized by people, enjoy a variety of tasks, a quick pace, and are good at multitasking.
Introverts often like working alone or in small groups, prefer a more deliberate pace, and like to focus on one task at a time.
Sensors are realistic people who like to focus on the facts and details. They apply common sense and past experience to find practical solutions to problems.
Intuitives prefer to focus on possibilities and the big picture, easily see patterns, value innovation, and seek creative solutions to problems.
Thinkers make decisions based on logic and reason. They tend to be objective, analytical, and fair-minded. Thinkers can sometimes come across as coldly logical.
Feelers make decisions based on values and feelings. They tend to be empathetic, caring, and sensitive to others’ needs. Feelers may have trouble making tough decisions that go against their personal beliefs.
Judgers are decisive and action oriented. They plan ahead, meet deadlines, and dislike ambiguity. Judgers thrive on structure and predictability.
Perceivers prefer to keep their options open, like to be able to act spontaneously, and like to be flexible with making plans.
0-2YEARS
SENSORIMOTOR -Explore the world through senses
and actions looking hearing, touching, mouthing,
grasping
2-7 YEARS
PREOPERATIONAL- Represent and refer to objects and events with words or images; use Intuitive rather than logical reasoning: belleve inanimate objects possess human feelings/emotions
7-11YEARS
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL - Conserve, reverse their thinking, and classify objects: think logically and understand analogies but only about concrete events
12+YEARS
FORMAL OPERATIONAL -Use abstract reasoning about hypothetical events/situations, consider logical possibilities, and systematically examine/test hypotheses
Fidelity- loyalty
Children will act “ ego centric “
Physiatrist- people who treat and give medicine to some health concerns
psychotherapy / counselor- people who give advise to health conerns
Psychometrician- measure certain variable of a client
Stages of Moral Development - Lawrence Kohlberg
Lawrence Kohlberg believed that there were threelevels of moraldevelopment and each level has two distinct stages.
Erik Erikson's theory described the impact of socialexperience across the wholelifespan.
Erikson believed people experience a psychosocial crisis which could have a positive or negative outcome for personality development.