DISCUSSION ON PERSONALITY VARIABLES.

Running head: DISCUSSION ON PERSONALITY VARIABLES
DISCUSSION ON PERSONALITY VARIABLES
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DISCUSSION ON PERSONALITY VARIABLES1
Explain the proposition given by Walter Mischel on the focus of traditional personality
theories on person variables instead of situation variables in your own words.
Theory of Personality, proposed by Walter Mischel indicates towards a person’s behaviour being
impacted by two factors –
a) The particular attributes of a particular situation
b) The way in which the situation is perceived by an individual.
Mischel (2013) states that there are a set of five personal variables that determine the conditions
of a specific situation. These are used to predict how a person will most likely behave.
a) Competencies: These include the intellectual capabilities and social skills of an individual
(Mischel, 2013).
b) Cognitive strategies: The discrete perceptions which exist of a particular event (Mischel,
2013).
c) Expectancies: Include the expected results of different behaviors that are conjectured by
the individual in his mind (Mischel, 2013).
d) Subjective values: Include the respective values of each possible outcome of various
behaviors (Mischel, 2013).
e) Self-regulations: These include the sets of rules and standards that individuals adapt to in
order to regulate their behaviour (Mischel, 2013).