AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mischel maintained that behavior is shaped largely by the exigencies of a given situation and that the notion that individuals act in consistent ways across different situations, reflecting the influence of underlying personality traits, is a myth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mischel argued that in his literature review of personality research, the correlation between personality and behavior, or behavior across situations, rarely exceeded . 30-. 40. Because the correlations are close to zero, Mischel concluded that personality traits have little to no relationship to shaping behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sigmund Freud’s psychodynamic perspective of personality was the first comprehensive theory of personality, explaining a wide variety of both normal and abnormal behaviors. Freud was influenced by Charles Darwin’s ideas and incorporated the notion of a sex drive into all aspects of his theory of personality.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bandura took a broad theoretical perspective on social learning, whereas Rotter and Mischel focused more closely on specific cognitive aspects of social learning and behavior.