In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Personality 2. Definitions of Personality 3. Development 4. Assessment. Meaning of Personality: Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychosocial systems that determine his unique adjustment to his environment. It is the total quality of an individual’s behaviour as it is shown […]
Notes on Personality: Meaning, Development and Assessment
Learning Theory by B. F. Skinner
Skinner is characterized as a radical behaviourist. His theory ignores internal psychic processes and focuses on the relationship of behaviour to external environment. For Skinner, behaviour is a result of its consequences. This means that the perceived consequences of behaviour determine the degree to which that behaviour is likely to reoccur. Skinner’s model engenders the […]
Erik Erikson’s Neo-Freudian Theory of Personality
After reading this article you will learn about Erik Erikson’s Neo-Freudian theory of personality. Since Freud’s death, Erikson—more than any other person —has performed the function of continuing Freud’s idea of personality and its development. Erikson considers himself a Freudian psychoanalyst. But he is more popularly known as a neo-Freudian after Carl Jung and Alfred […]