The Social Investment Theory : Personality Is Shaped With Time And Influenced By Our Social Contexts

The current paper will explore the history and future of personality in social psychology, and how the integration of these fields show more similarities than differences.

In this essay I aim to discuss the different views of each side of this argument and then later conclude as to whether personality is stable or changing across the lifespan.

Kerchoff and Davis used their model to do a study on students who had been together for more than or less than 18 months. They were asked to complete questionnaires over 7 months on attitudes and personality of their partners compared to theirs; it was found that this was important in relationships up

in order to analyze the patterns that determine personality, certain issues need to be addressed

Erik Erikson focused on how one’s personality develops over the span of their life, from childhood through adulthood. He focused on a “lifespan model of development” (McLeod, 2013, para. 5) that he

This paper reveals one of two theories based off of a personality based on the formation of intimate relationships during the stages of a person's lifetime. A person’s lifetime will go through these stages called the Attachment application that entails the comfort and security from a mother child’s relationship, to interactions with peers, friendships, multiple selves, and the attachment stage. While the second application named the Knapp’s Relationship Model explains how relationships grow and last and also how they end. This model is categorized into ten different stages which come under two interrelating stages and the Knapp’s

The purpose of this paper is to discuss characteristics of my personality. The main focus of this paper will be how my personality has developed over time. As I age and encounter new and different experiences, my personality has adapted and developed further. This paper will give an in-depth exploration into the people and events that have influenced my personality.

To effectively determine the ability and degree of personality change in middle adulthood it is important to indicate the definition of personality continuity. The psychological consistency of a person’s feelings, beliefs and actions are defined as heterotypic stability. In heterotypic stability, it is important to communicate behavioral expressions can present diversely during different stages of life such as young children and adults (Donnellan, 2016). Researchers of heterotypic stability must first identify the behaviors that are dissimilar over a lifespan but never the less represent the same trait before continuity can be studied (Donnellan, 2016). Heterotypic stability is an important concept to consider when analyzing personality change.

I decided to do my topic on "dating and finding a partner", my interview was more concentrated on social and personality development in early adulthood and towards the end of the interview, to middle adulthood. The person I interviewed was a 64 year old women, who’s only married one guy her whole entire life. There were so many different types of views, theories and/ or concepts within this interview that relates to our text, "Discovering the Lifespan". Some of the stuff that was in this book applied to her, such as the theories of Erik Erikson, Bernard Murstein, and etc.

Allport defines personality as ‘the dynamic organisation within the individual of those psychological systems that determine his unique adjustment to his environment’ (Allport, 1937). An individual’s unique personality traits and attributes are a powerful indicator of how he/she will interact with the work environment. The difference between average and outstanding employees can often be solely personality related. As the employee is the most valuable asset to the company, ‘selecting the right employee during the process is critical’ (Carbery and Cross, 2013, pp. 41-53)

Analyses shows that personality changes throughout life as different personality traits are used and forgotten. The results are generalized and don’t always apply to people but typically the results are correct.

The following will reflect this researchers understanding and reflection on personality, how it defines one, what it means, and if one’s personality changes to fit certain situations. At the end this researcher may have a better insight into herself as well as the personalities of others. This insight can help her in her future endeavors.

For centuries, philosophers, personality theorists and other thinkers have been trying to answer: what personalities are like, how personalities are developed, why different personalities are developed and how personalities can be changed (Pervin & Cervone, 2013). George A. Kelly, an American psychologist born in 1905 in Kansa, is one of those major contributors in the field of personality psychology (Warren, 1998). In this paper, I am writing to critically review George A. Kelly's perspective on personality. I will first review Kelly's philosophy of

Personality has been inherently defined as possession of a particular set of characteristics possessed by people which influences their behaviour and reactions in different situation along with their motivation level to react to difficulties at the workplace. However, understanding personality traits and their development has been a contentious matter. Nonetheless, various theories have been forwarded to rather contribute to this contentious debate. For example employers set goals and encourage involvement with the company to have a better employee performance, which would result in higher motivation level subsequently leading to increased efficiency. Studies regarding the relationship between personality traits of a particular employee

Countless studies and meta-analysis have been done on the effect of the individual personality on success, whether it be within the workplace or an educational institute (ETS, 2016).