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PSY 405 Dispositional, Biological and Evolutionary Theory

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PSY 405Dispositional, Biological and Evolutionary TheoryDescribe the differences between dispositional and evolutionary or biological personality theories.Discuss the strengths and limitations of dispositional and evolutionary or biological personality theories asthey apply to behavior.Discuss the Big Five personality test and how it is used to study personality.Dispositional, Biological and Evolutionary TheoryPSY 405IntroductionThere are many theories which are used to explain personality. Dispositionaltheories explain the relationship between personality and attributes. The mostwell known dispositional theories are factor, tract and Allport’s Psychology ofindividual theory (Paul, 2009). This chapter will discuss the differences betweendispositional and evolutionary or biological personality theories, the strengths orboth and how the Big Five personality test is used in the study of personality.The differences between dispositional and biological theoriesThe assumptions of dispositional theories vary from those of other theoristsbecause they provide the basis of study for personality. On the other hand,biological or evolutionary theories believe that personality development ismainly governed by biological maturation in an individual. Environmentalfactors which may also influence an individual personality are viewed as part ofevolutionary theories (Peterson, 2013). Biological oriented personality theoriesargue that specific environmental factorsare not necessary fora speciesdevelopment but the factors are viewed as a provider of opportunities forbiologicaldevelopment.Environmentalfactorsinbiologicaltheoriesarerequired for an individual personality functional and adaptive development.Dispositional theories bring together several thoughts about human personality.The basis of these theories is that human nature is a combination of bothgenetics and heritage and they have permanent effects on how an individualpresent himself to the world. Some dispositional theories such as GordonAllport believe that many aspects of an individual are factors and traits ofpersonality.Someofthedispositionaltraitsarevisiblewhileothersare

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