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Assumptions in The Study of Personality

The document outlines 5 philosophical assumptions that underlie the study of personality: 1) freedom vs determinism, 2) heredity vs environment, 3) uniqueness vs universality, 4) proactivity vs reactivity, and 5) optimism vs pessimism. It presents opposing views on the nature and development of human personality.

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Assumptions in The Study of Personality

The document outlines 5 philosophical assumptions that underlie the study of personality: 1) freedom vs determinism, 2) heredity vs environment, 3) uniqueness vs universality, 4) proactivity vs reactivity, and 5) optimism vs pessimism. It presents opposing views on the nature and development of human personality.

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Philosophical Assumptions on

The Study of Personality

Freedom Determinism

People basically The behavior of


have control of people is basically
their own behavior determined by
and understand internal or external
the motives behind forces over which
their behavior. they have little, if
any, control.
Philosophical Assumptions on
The Study of Personality

Heredity Environment

Inherited and inborn Factors in the


characteristics have environment have
the most important the most
influence on a person's important
behavior. influence on a
person's behavior.
Philosophical Assumptions on
The Study of Personality

Uniqueness Universality

Each individual is People are basically


unique and cannot very similar in
cannot be nature.
compared with
others.
Philosophical Assumptions on
The Study of Personality

Pro activity Reactivity

Human beings Human beings


primarily act on primarily react to
their own stimuli from the
initiative. outside world.
Philosophical Assumptions on
The Study of Personality
Optimism Pessimism

Significant changes A person's personality


in personality and and behavior are
behavior can occur essentially stable and
throughout the unchanging.
course of a
lifetime.

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