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Assignment
#: 5 |
Type:
Activities & Experiments |
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# 5 -- Personality Activities |
Welcome to the second activities page. Using the link,
answer
the questions that follow. Please include the
question and appropriate headings (e.g., Freud Unplugged) when you e-mail your
assignment.
 FREUD
UNPLUGGED
- Please answer questions found at the above
web site. DO NOT use the form found on web site.
Present question and answers and e-mail to instructor (include
with the activities below). You do not have to complete question # 5.
CAUSES
FOR CONCERN
(click on title on new page)
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What does self - enhancing bias mean?
Report your results from this
experiment.
Did your results follow a
pattern? Explain your answer.
If results did follow a pattern,
do you think you were demonstrating self-enhancement or do you
believe you really are more socially concerned than others?
Why do you think so many people
show the self-enhancement phenomenon?
What are the pros and cons of
this behaviour?
HOW ANXIOUS ARE YOU?
Report your score. What percentile did it fall in? What does
your percentile rank mean? (statistically speaking)
If you scored high on the ranking, do you feel you are overreacting to
events in your life, or do you think things are happening in your life that justify an
unusual amount of anxiety?
If you scored low on the ranking, what coping mechanisms do you exercise
to handle stress?
What is the psychological difference between "normal" and
"abnormal"? This is not an opinion question.
SHY
BONES (select Shyness Inventory)
Define the term reliability & validity. Check
your textbook for answers.
Now that you know the PSYCHOLOGICAL definitions of
reliability and validity - evaluate this test. How valid and reliable
is this test? Present reasons to support your evaluation.
Record your results. According to the test, how concerned are you
about your shyness?
How do people define shyness?
What and who makes you shy?
How can shyness be reduced?
WHAT
PROVOKES YOU? (select What Provokes You)
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What is the test called?
Report what situations make you the most angry.
Report what situations make you the most hurt.
What does standard deviation mean?
Where does your score fall in relation to the standard deviation of the test?
Looking at the study, why do you think women reported more hurtful
situations?
What did the test show about the order of the questions? (e.g., hurt,
anger) Do you think this order influenced your score? Explain your answer.
TYPE
A BEHAVIOR
Summarize your score in your own words.
Do you prefer to change the behaviour for the questions
you answered "yes"?
Do you behave in Type A in some settings. but type B in
others?
What is it about the environment that causes certain
styles of behavior?
In general, is it easier for women to display behaviors
that are more traditionally masculine than it is for men to display traditionally
feminine behaviors?
PRISONER'S
DILEMMA
What was your decision in the first scenario? Explain the
connection between your decision and the results of the study.
What was the total between you and Donna? What did you need to do
to improve your score?
How would knowing the person for many years improve your score?
What psychological lesson was this activity trying to
present?
 The
Personality Quiz is up next. You may complete this quiz
before or after My Personality
Project. You should
know the key terms (page 267) and concepts & vocabulary (page
287). When you are ready, proceed to
Personality
Quiz
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Once you are finished,
please proceed to
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