Public Services - Quiz 2

People with a TYPE ??? personality have a strong urge for competition and a high desire to achieve goals. They tend to lack tolerance towards others and experience higher levels of anxiety.

• TYPE A personality

• TYPE B personality

TYPE ??? personalities tend to be more tolerant towards others, experience lower levels of anxiety and display higher levels of imagination and creativity

• TYPE A Personality

• TYPE B Personality

Individuals have certain characteristics that explain their patterns of behaviour - What does this describe?

• Trait theory

• Situational theory

How would you describe an extrovert?

• Outgoing and socially confident

• Shy and quiet.

What does this sentence describe - This approach is different from the trait theory approach as it says that behaviour is dependent on the current situation or environment. E.g. Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment, 1971.

• Situational theory

• Theory of Planned Behaviour

• Behavioural Intention

Theory of Planned Behaviour is described as...?

• The perceived likelihood of a person carrying out this behaviour

• This theory links the beliefs an individual holds, to the likelihood that they will behave in a certain way

How others in society view this behaviour can be described as...?

• Subjective norm

• Attitude

• Mindset theory

• Growth mindset

Perceived behavioural control is described as?

• on the idea of the existence of two different types of mindset; the fixed mindset and the growth mindset

• The individual belief that one has control over a specific action or behaviour

Following an order or request. E.g. Milgram’s electric shock experiment, Burger replicating Milgram, and Hofling’s Hospital Experiment relate to which theory ?

• Obedience

• Conformity

• Compliance

• Authority Figure

When an individual changes their behaviour to fit in with a group. E.g. Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment, Asch’s paradigm - relates to what theory?

• Obedience

• Conformity

• Conformity

• Authority Figure