Assignment

1.Personality Assessment

Complete one or more of the following tests:

• MindTools' Locus of Control Test (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• India Bix's Embedded Figures Test (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
• Kelly’s Role Rep Test from Psychplace.weebly.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Note: For this test, you will need to download the file from the linked site (kellys_role_construct_repertory_test.doc).

Note that some of these are short versions or derivatives of the official copyrighted tests.

Discuss

• Discuss your experience taking the test(s). Was it easy? Difficult? What made it so? Was it interesting Surprising?
• Discuss whether or not you think the test(s) you took assesses an important aspect of personality.  Explain your answer thoroughly. You may use your test results in your explanation, but you are not required to do so.

Refer to the Discussion Requirements page for detailed guidelines and requirements.

2.Learned Helplessness vs Learned Optimism

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Overview

Martin Seligman’s early work emphasized the concept of learned helplessness. Beginning in the late 1990’s, he shifted the focus of his research and practice and became the leading pioneer in the Positive Psychology movement. From there he began studying the same phenomena from a different perspective – learned optimism.

Watch

Watch this brief animated book review of Seligman’s 1991 book, Learned Optimism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tN9wMbdqZU

Discuss

Post a thoughtful discussion comparing and contrasting the concepts of learned helplessness and learned optimism. How do these relate to the concepts of optimism and pessimism? How do they influence personality?

Provide illustrative modern, real-world examples of both learned helplessness and learned optimism. These can be personal examples from your own life experience or examples in a larger context relating to groups or society at large.

3.Personality Assessment

Complete one or more of the following tests:

Personality-testing.info's free version of Cattell's 16 Personality Factors (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Similarminds.com's free version of Eysenck’s Three Personality Traits (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Personality-testing.info's free version of the Big Five Personality Test (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Psychology Today's free version of Murray’s Motivation and Needs Test (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Note that some of these are short versions or derivatives of the official copyrighted tests. Also, some tests offer a more extensive analysis of your results for a fee.  You are NOT required to purchase any of the “full” or “additional” results.

Discuss

Discuss your experience taking the test(s). Was it easy? Difficult? What made it so? Was it interesting? Surprising?

Discuss whether or not you think the test(s) assesses an important aspect of personality. Explain your answer thoroughly. You may use your test results in your explanation, but you are not required to do so.

How did the test(s) you took compare with the cognitive based tests in the last module? Which do you think gives a more accurate depiction of personality?  Explain your reasoning.

4.

The Big Five Personality Dimensions represent one of the most widely accepted perspectives for explaining personality.

http://mgto.org/personality-in-class-discussing-traits-through-examples/

Take a look at Gilad Feldman's blog to see some brief explanations and examples of each of the dimensions. (Links to an external site.)

http://mgto.org/personality-in-class-discussing-traits-through-examples/

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For each of the traits in the five (5) dimensions, provide an example that illustrates that character. Your examples may be real people or fictional characters from books or movies.  Give a brief explanation of why you chose each person.

1. Extraversion
   1. Extraversion
   2. Introversion
2. Emotional Stability
   1. More Stable
   2. Less Stable
3. Agreeableness
   1. High Agreeableness
   2. Low Agreeableness
4. Conscientiousness
   1. High Conscientiousness
   2. Low Conscientiousness
5. Openness to Experience
   1. More Open
   2. Less Open

Guidelines

Your paper should be between 700-1000 words including all examples. Please refer to the rubric for more detailed guidelines and requirements. 

Note: Your paper will automatically be evaluated through TurnitinLinks to an external site., a service that checks your work for improper citation or potential plagiarism by comparing it against a database of web pages, student papers, and articles from academic books and publications.