Chapter 12: Personality
Activities
Exercises: Watch & Learn
Who Are You Really? The Puzzle of Personality: A 15-minute Ted Talk about personality and how malleable it may actually be.
Video 12.1: Who are You Really? The Puzzle of Personality (https://youtu.be/qYvXk_bqlBk) uploaded by Brian Little.
Exercises: Read, Listen & Learn
- Pyschology by Numbers: A Brief History of Personality Tests: A great look at the changing face of personality tests. (https://theconversation.com/psychology-by-numbers-a-brief-history-of-personality-tests-53927)
- Theories and Terminology of Personality Psychology: This site explores most of the major theories of personality. (https://www.verywell.com/personality-psychology-study-guide-2795699)
- Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach: A discussion of Maslow’s work on the hierarchy of needs.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063ztb0) - Genetube: Six short videos explaining genetics to ordinary people! (https://genetube.org/ddda95?fv=#/start-video)
- 2016-17 Noba + Psy Chi Student Video Award Recipients: These award-winning videos about personality were made by Psychology students. Think about what you would do if challenged to make your own video.
(http://nobaproject.com/student-video-award/winners?utm_source=Noba&utm_campaign=53a3503110-2015_Student_Video_Award_Announcement5_6_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51cfc109ef-53a3503110-151163649)
Exercises: Do & Think
- Is This a Circle? Your Answer Could Reveal a Lot About Your Outlook on Life: This very simple quiz claims to reveal something about your personality – why not try it yourself and on some friends? How do you think it rates in terms of validity? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/12037540/Is-this-a-circle-test-reveals-a-lot-about-your-personality.html)
- Researchers Asked These British Mothers Which Personality Traits They Would most Wish for Their Babies – Extraversion Came out on Top: A recent study. Which traits would you wish for and why? How do your answers compare with the mothers in the study? (https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/09/06/most-mothers-hope-their-babies-will-become-extroverts-more-than-smart-or-self-disciplined/)
- Do You Have a Healthy Sense of Self-Esteem: Another VERY short quiz, this time looking at self-esteem/narcissism. Having answered the questions, did the interpretation of your score surprise you?
(https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/27/do-you-have-a-healthy-sense-of-self-esteem-take-this-quiz-to-find-out) - Big Five Personality Tests: A brief version of a Big 5 personality test.
Were the questions what you expected, given what you read in the text?
Was the interpretation of your answers surprising? (https://www.truity.com/view/tests/big-five-personality)
References
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Ambridge, B. (2016). Do you have a healthy sense of self-esteem? Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/27/do-you-have-a-healthy-sense-of-self-esteem-take-this-quiz-to-find-out
American Psychological Association, Psychology: Science in Action (2014). More sleep would make us happier, healthier, safer. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/sleep-deprivation.aspx
Apple Store- iTunes. (2018). Stop, Breathe & Think. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/stop-breathe-think/id778848692?mt=8
BBC iPlayer Radio 4. (2015). Mind Changers – Carl Rogers and the person centered approach – Podcasts. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063ztb0
Cherry, K. (2018). Theories and terminology of Personality Psychology. Retrieved from https://www.verywell.com/personality-psychology-study-guide-2795699
Jarrett, C. (2017). Researchers asked these British mothers which personality traits they would most wish for their babies – extraversion came out on top. Retrieved from https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/09/06/most-mothers-hope-their-babies-will-become-extroverts-more-than-smart-or-self-disciplined/
Little, B. (2016, July 9). Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYvXk_bqlBk
Millard, C. (2016). Psychology by numbers: a brief history of personality tests. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/psychology-by-numbers-a-brief-history-of-personality-tests-53927
Molloy, M. (2015). Is this a circle? your answer could reveal a lot about your outlook on life. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/12037540/Is-this-a-circle-test-reveals-a-lot-about-your-personality.html
NOBA. 2016-2017 Noba + Psi Chi student video awards receipients. Retrieved from http://nobaproject.com/student-video-award/winners?utm_source=Noba&utm_campaign=53a3503110-2015_Student_Video_Award_Announcement5_6_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51cfc109ef-53a3503110-151163649
Truity. (2017). Big five personality tests. Retrieved from https://www.truity.com/view/tests/big-five-personality
Turner, R. (2018). Keeping a dream journal. Retrieved from http://www.world-of-lucid-dreaming.com/dream-journal.html