Personality factors II Acculturation maintaining the bonds of

Personality factors II

Acculturation: maintaining the bonds of society Transaction: reaching out beyond the self to others Transaction variables: Imitation – modelling- identification – empathy Extroversion- aggression- styles of communication

Empathy �Reaching beyond oneself to understand what another person is feeling �Empathy implies detachment �Sympathy implies agreement

Aspects for developing empathy � 1 - awareness of one’s feelings � 2 - identification with others

Extroversion vs. Introversion extroversion: the need to receive ego enhancement, self-esteem and wholeness from others to affirm oneself Introversion: driving wholeness from oneself

Motivation �Can be vied from 3 perspectives: � 1 - behavioural: external forces � 2 - cognitive: internal forces � 3 - constructivists: both

Why do we need motivation? � Exploration �Manipulation �Activity �Stimulation �Knowledge �Ego Enhancement

Instrumental and integrative orientations �Instrumental: acquiring language for instrumental goals �Integrative: to become involved in social interchange

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation �Intrinsic: no reward except for the activity �Extrinsic: outside reward

Self aculturalization and flow theory �With flow people push themselves to high performance

The neurobiological effect � amygdala : the ability to make an appraisal of stimulus �Sustained deep learning: learning that requieres a period of time rooted in vaue

Personality type and language acquisition: �Myers- Briggers type indicator

Measuring affective factors: �Shortcoming: �- self-raising meted �- self-flattery syndrome- culture ethnocentricity