Emotion and Personality
Warm Up
• What have we already learned about how we can tell if
someone is lying?
• What types of facial expressions might a liar make?
Homework: Short Story
• Write a Short Story (1-2 Pages) about high school characters who are trying
to understand more about themselves by…
1. Analyzing the Cognitive Consistency between themselves and others
around them
2. Looking at the goals that they have (learning-based, performance-based, or
both)
3. Searching for Sensory Stimulation or Sensory Deprivation in their lives
Learning Objectives
• Analyze lying and Polygraph Tests
• Interpret Theories of Emotion
• Build Connections to everyday lives
Meet the Parents: Polygraph Test
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Uvm-Ljbbs
1. How can you tell that Greg is nervous?
2. How can Jack tell on the Polygraph Machine when Greg is lying?
3. Do you think that parents should have a right to give their
children’s partners Polygraph Tests? Why or why not?
Two Truths and a Lie
• Take a minute to write down two truths and a lie
• Be ready to present them to the class
• When people are stating their two truths and a lie, make
sure you analyze changes in their facial expression, body
movements, and tone of voice
Independent Writing- 1 Paragraph
• Think of a time when you lied or “stretched the truth”
a. What drives motivated you to do this?
b. How did you convince someone of what you were
saying?
c. What theory of motivation explains your action?
d. What role did emotions play in this?
Theories of Emotions
What are Emotions???
• Opponent Process Theory: People pair opposite emotions with each other
to achieve emotional balance
• Commonsense Approach- Interpretations of situations lead to emotions
being triggered, causing behaviors based off the emotions
• James Lange Theory- People react to situations based on instinct, and these
reactions lead to emotions
Theories of Emotions
• Cannon-Bard Theory- Situation triggers an external
stimulus, which is then processed in the brain, and then
leads to bodily and emotional changes
• Theory of Cognitive Appraisal- The way people react and
label an emotion is based off their cognitive assessment
of the situation
Check for Understanding
• After each clip, write which Theory of Emotion best describes it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFlhVGogIRg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xawixxFdaVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZIlyQvfzqs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuosfJ8Ki7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qaAKxJp0EM
Make a Flow Chart
• Recall a recent situation in which you felt a strong emotion
• Make a flow chart to describe what led up to the situation, the situation itself,
and the emotions triggered after the situation
• Include sensations, thoughts, and motivations
• Label your Flow Chart based on the Theory of Emotion which it best fits
Discussion/Wrap-Up
• Which theory of emotion do you think has the most validity?
Why?
• What is the most important emotion for people to express?
Why?
• Is this different for males and females?
• Make a list of the top ten emotions that people would use to
describe yourself
Warm Up
• What are the top three personality traits that people
would use to describe yourself ?
• Next to each personality trait, explain why you think
these are your top three
Homework: Short Story
• Write a Short Story (1-2 Pages) about high school characters who are trying
to understand more about themselves by…
1. Analyzing the Cognitive Consistency between themselves and others
around them
2. Looking at the goals that they have (learning-based, performance-based, or
both)
3. Searching for Sensory Stimulation or Sensory Deprivation in their lives
Learning Objectives
• Analyze Theories of Personality
• Interpret the different ideas involved in the Trait Approach
• Collaborate with group members to create a poster on your
theorist/theory
Pair-Share Warm Ups
• Partner up with someone in the class who you think knows your
personality
• Have them write down the three top personality traits which best
describes you
• Have them explain to you why these are your top three personality
traits
• Discuss if you agree or disagree with them
Personality Traits
• Personality: Patterns of feelings, motives, and behaviors that set
people apart from one another
• Trait- An aspect of personality that defines behavior
• Where do Traits come from? Are they fixed or do they change?
• Do you agree that Personality Traits always match up with
someone’s Personality? Why or why not?
Malibu’s Most Wanted
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNiEp8xSzQY
• How would you describe Brad’s personality?
• What are his personality traits?
• Do you think Brad truly understands who he is? Why or
why not?
Theories of Personality
• 1. Trait Approach- Traits are fixed and stable
• 2. Psychoanalytical Approach- Inner drives, conflicts, social norms
• 3. Learning Approach- Behavior is formed by products of
experience
• 4. Humanistic Approach- Behavior is individual and subjective
• 5. Sociocultural Approach- Ethnicity, gender, and culture
Trait Approach
• Hippocrates- All behavior is determined by four fluids in human body called
humors and each person has a different combination of these humors
• Gordon Allport- Personality is made up of a combination of 18,000 traits
• Raymond Cattell- Surface traits are caused by 16 source traits which can be
measured and used to predict people’s behavior
• Hans Eysenck- Focused on the relationship between Introversion and Extroversion,
as well as stability and instability
• The Big Five- 5 main traits determine personality
Group Work
• Group 1: Hippocrates
• Group 2: Gordon Allport
• Group 3: Raymond Cattell
• Group 4: Hans Eysenck
• Group 5: The Big Five
Make a poster
• With your group, make a poster of your Trait Approach Theorist
• Include
a. Name, Picture, Biographical Information
b. Main concepts of their theory
c. Symbols/Images/Graphics
d. Define all Vocabulary Terms