Homework Help: Intro to Psychology

Posted by Veronica on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 9:24am.

For each of the following descriptions, identify a possibLe underlying personality trait.

1) Jenny is described by her coworks as overly sensitive, critical, and impatient. Her family describes her as warm and supportive.

2) Matthew is describes by his coworkers as cold and insensitive, but his friends see him as a great friend and teammate who is always ready for activities with "the guys"

3) Sarah's neighbors notice that her house and garden are always immaculate and that she is a "homebody". Her coworkers think she is a disorganized scatterrain.

4) Mary is valued by her employer for high level of quality work and her exceLlent behavior as an employee. Recently, Mary has been volunteering at her local animal shelter and frequently becomes argumentative and criticalk with the other volunteers.

Intro to Psychology - SraJMcGin, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 9:36am
Here are some links to personality traits:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=personality+traits+in+psychology

Sra
Intro to Psychology - PsyDAG, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 10:33am
Adaptability to various social situations?
Intro to Psychology - Veronica, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:43am
I'm confused because a personality trait is a stable, enduring quality that a person shows in most situations.

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