Study Guide for Part Four of Personality Psychology
Be sure to focus on the following when preparing for Chapter 11:
…the definition of personality development, stage development, and Erikson’s stages of
development
…the different sorts of research designs employed in developmental research
…the psychological picture of the human newborn
…temperament research and the temperament categories laid out by Thomas, Chess and Birch
…attachment theory
…changes in temperament dimensions leading into early childhood
…parenting styles
…something about birth order and its influence on personality
…the tasks of middle childhood in a general way
…Kagan’s research on shy infants and toddlers and what becomes of them by middle childhood
…the nature of childhood friendship patterns
…puberty and the psychological changes it brings
…sex differences in peer groups, sexuality, and traits
…identity formation and the various identity formations (statuses)
Be sure to focus on the following when preparing for Chapter 12:
…the effects of longevity on personality
…Levinson’s stage model
…effects of childhood traits on adulthood
…changes and stability in the Big Five in adulthood
…behavior in partner selection including Clark & Hatfield’s study of sexual solicitation on
campus, and sex differences in preferences
…types of love
…assortive mating and complementarity
…correlations in personality traits across couples
…Holland’s occupational theory
…characteristics of those who stay married
…traits that predict success on the job
…the Price law
…Type A behavior and its health effects
…who changes and who stays the same
…Helson & Wink’s study on personal growth, and subtypes of growth
…Sigmund Freud’s idea of a healthy personality
…the dozen or so characteristics of Maslow’s self-actualized individual.
…Carol Gilligan’s critique of models such as Maslow’s
…Erikson’s characterization of the last stage of life.
…emerging adulthood (from the readings)
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