What did you learn about the relationship between situations and personality?
Discipline: Psychology
Type of Paper: Essay (any type)
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Paper Format: Not applicable
Question
1. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/24/481859662/invisibilia-is-your-personality-fixed-or-can-you-change-who-you-are
2. https://www.spsp.org/news-center/blog/open-letter-personality
3. https://theconversation.com/when-bad-ideas-refuse-to-die-the-denial-of-human-individuality-61667?utm_content=buffera9595&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Respond by writing (2 page minimum) a response to the following items:
What did you learn about the relationship between situations and personality?
What times or places lead situations vs. personality to exert a stronger influence on behavior? In answering this question, you should address the following:
Describe an example of a social situation when situational forces appear more powerful in determining people's behavior than does a person's personality.
Describe an example of a social situation when a person's personality appears more powerful in determining people's behavior than do situational forces.