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Are Personality Traits Caused by Genes or Environment?
Types of traits
The big five model
Extroversion
Sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness, and excitability
Neuroticism
Sadness, moodiness, emotional instability, worries about many different things
Conscientiousness
High levels of thoughtfulness, good impulse control, and goal-directed behaviors
Openness
Creative, open to trying new things, happy to think about abstract concepts
Agreeableness
Trust, altruism, kindness, affection, and other prosocial behaviors
Genes vs. Environmental Causes
Nature and nurture
Play a role in personality
Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart
Studied 350 pairs of twins between 1979 y 1999
Results revealed
Personalities of identical twins were similar whether they were raised in the same household or apart
Personality traits
Shaped by both inheritance and environmental factors
Key Research Principles
Maturity
People tend to become more agreeable, emotionally stable, and socially dominant as they grow older
Plasticity
Personalities traits are stable but they are subject to environmental influences at any stage of life
Identity development
People develop a stronger identity as they age and maturity brings a greater commitment to and maintenance of this sense of self
Role continuity
It is the consistency of roles that leads to continuity in personality traits rather than consistency in environments
Personality Trait Changes
Extroaverted person
Might become somewhat more reserved over time
The person's extroversion has been slightly modified
They also enjoy solitude or more quiet settings on occasion
Introvert
May find themselves becoming somewhat more extroverted as they grow older
This person may find that they begin to enjoy social events a bit more
What are personality traits?
The different characteristics that make up an individual's personality
The relatively enduring patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that distinguish individuals from one another
MEMBERS: ALARCÓN, GANDHARI, ORIHUELA, ANGELUZ AND SORIA, GABRIELA