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Psychology assignment 1
This document summarizes several key concepts in psychology including personality, personality theories, motivation, group dynamics, and team roles. It discusses how personality is determined by genetics, past experiences, and situations. It outlines theories by Jarvis, Marten, and Bandura. It contrasts Type A and B personalities. It defines motivation and discusses Tuckman's stages of group development. Finally, it references Belbin team roles and activities to understand teams.
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- 2. Personality • The setof individual characteristics that make a person unique. • Determines patterns of behaviour • (Stafford-Brown and Rea, 2010)
- 3. Personality theories • Jarvis,2006 • Marten’s schematic view of personality • Bandura’s Social learning theory • Friedman, 1996
- 4. Jarvis, 2006 • Geneticmakeup - Innate aspect of personality • Past experiences • Nature of the situation • Free will.
- 11. Friedman, 1996 • TypeA and B personalities Type A Type B Competitive, desire to succeed Less competitive Achievement oriented More relaxed Strong sense of urgency Takes time to complete tasks Aggressive, restless, impatient Calm, laid back and patient Find it difficult to delegate Delegate work easily High levels of stress Low levels of stress
- 12. Motivation • A desireto fulfil a need (Cox, 2007) • Internal mechanisms which arouse and direct behaviour (Sage, 1974) • Fulfilling a need • Internal state • Direction • Intensity • Energise behaviour • Dependent on personality
- 16. Group dynamics Group Collective identity sharedpurpose structured communication personal and/or task interdependence interpersonal attraction (Weinburg and Gould, 2007) Team
- 18. Tuckman and Jenson(1977) • Stages of group development Forming •Coming together and meeting Storming •conflict - establish roles Norming •Accepting common goals Performing •Achieve mutual goals Adjourning • Breaking up of team
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- 20. Who is what? •Implementer - Lauren • Coordinator - Ollie • Monitor-evaluator - Tom • Shaper - • Plant – Jorge, Matt, Mort • Resource investigator - • Team worker – Alex, Ben, Corey, Jonathan, Rob
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