Deck 15: Personality in Perspective

Question 1

Think about the similarities and differences between your personality and the personalities of your mother, father, or siblings. What factors do you see in common, or have you turned out to be totally different from them?

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Question 2

As you matured, do you think your personality was still influenced as much by your parents, or did your peers and the outside world, particularly as you interacted through social media, become more dominant influences?

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Question 3

Think back to your early adolescence. Who do you believe influenced you more at that time, your parents or your peers? Now that you are older, is your answer to that question the same?

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Question 4

Which of the approaches to personality discussed in this text did you find most helpful in understanding yourself? Which was of the least value to you?

Question 5

What changes have you seen in your personality from childhood to the present? Have there been periods in your life when you deliberately tried to alter your personality? Were you successful? If so, what techniques did you use?

Question 6

Do you think it is possible to evaluate personality accurately enough to predict whether certain people will be happy, emotionally stable, or perform well on the job?

Question 7

Have you learned anything useful or surprising about your own personality from this course?

Question 8

Did this book leave you wanting to learn more about the study of personality, or have you had enough?