PERSONALITYPERSONALITY

Personality

Combination of stable physical and mental characteristics that gives a person their identity

PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS: Biological factors:

heredity, physical features, brain Environment:

socialization process, identification process, home environment

Situational factors

Personality Attributes

Self-esteem Self-efficacy Self-monitoring Locus of control Type A & B personalities Risk Taking Machiavellianism

Self-Esteem

A belief about one’s own self worth based on an overall self-evaluation

related to job satisfaction

Self-Efficacy

A person’s belief about his or her chances of successfully completing a specific task.

Sources of Self-Efficacy Beliefs:- Prior experience- Behavior models- Persuasion from others- Assessment of physical/emotional state

Self-Monitoring

The extent to which a person observes their own self-expressive behavior and adapts it to the demands of the situation.

High self-monitors Low self-monitors

Locus of Control

Extent to which people believe that they are the masters of their own fates

Internal

External

Type A and Type B

Type A Achieve more in less time

Moves, walks, eats rapidly

Impatient

Do many things at once

Type A and Type B

Type B Less time urgency

Plans for fun and

Can relax without guilt

Less discussion of accomplishments

Risk Taking

Degree to which people will take or avoid risks

High risk takers make faster decisions and use less information

Machiavellianism

Degree to which an individual maintains emotional distance and believes that the end justify the means

Manipulates more