EXSC 410 PERSONALITY AND EXERCISE
What is personality defined as? - Answer -Underlying, relatively stable psychological
structures and processes that organize human experience and shape a person's actions
and reactions.
What are the three approaches to understanding personality? - Answer -Situation
approach, trait approach, and biological theories.
What are some practical recommendations for emotional/neurotic individuals regarding
exercise? - Answer -Engage in a regular exercise program to improve fitness.
What is the Type A behavior pattern characterized by? - Answer -Striving for
achievement, competitiveness, sense of time urgency, aggressiveness, and hostility.
How does exercise impact Type A personality traits? - Answer -Exercise can reduce
Type A personality traits and the risk of cardiovascular disease.
What are the criticisms of trait theory? - Answer -It is a poor predictor of future
behavior, does not address personality development, and provides little guidance for
change.
What are the three body types identified in biological theories of personality? - Answer -
Ectomorph, endomorph, and mesomorph.
What characterizes an instrumental personality (M)? - Answer -Risk-taking,
independence, aggression, and competitiveness.
What characterizes an expressive personality (F)? - Answer -Understanding, sympathy,
affection, and compassion.
What do traits reflect in trait theories of personality? - Answer -Motivational systems
that enhance adaptation to positive and negative stimuli.
Who is Hans Eysenck and what did he identify in his personality theory? - Answer -A
pioneer in personality theory who identified three major dimensions: extraversion-
introversion, neuroticism-stability, and psychoticism-superego.
What does the extraversion-introversion dimension measure? - Answer -Sociability,
assertiveness, and expressiveness.
What does the neuroticism-stability dimension measure? - Answer -Shyness, anxiety,
negativity, control, calmness, and stress levels.
What does the psychoticism-superego dimension measure? - Answer -Impulsivity,
aggression, self-centeredness, empathy, and cooperativeness.
What is personality defined as? - Answer -Underlying, relatively stable psychological
structures and processes that organize human experience and shape a person's actions
and reactions.
What are the three approaches to understanding personality? - Answer -Situation
approach, trait approach, and biological theories.
What are some practical recommendations for emotional/neurotic individuals regarding
exercise? - Answer -Engage in a regular exercise program to improve fitness.
What is the Type A behavior pattern characterized by? - Answer -Striving for
achievement, competitiveness, sense of time urgency, aggressiveness, and hostility.
How does exercise impact Type A personality traits? - Answer -Exercise can reduce
Type A personality traits and the risk of cardiovascular disease.
What are the criticisms of trait theory? - Answer -It is a poor predictor of future
behavior, does not address personality development, and provides little guidance for
change.
What are the three body types identified in biological theories of personality? - Answer -
Ectomorph, endomorph, and mesomorph.
What characterizes an instrumental personality (M)? - Answer -Risk-taking,
independence, aggression, and competitiveness.
What characterizes an expressive personality (F)? - Answer -Understanding, sympathy,
affection, and compassion.
What do traits reflect in trait theories of personality? - Answer -Motivational systems
that enhance adaptation to positive and negative stimuli.
Who is Hans Eysenck and what did he identify in his personality theory? - Answer -A
pioneer in personality theory who identified three major dimensions: extraversion-
introversion, neuroticism-stability, and psychoticism-superego.
What does the extraversion-introversion dimension measure? - Answer -Sociability,
assertiveness, and expressiveness.
What does the neuroticism-stability dimension measure? - Answer -Shyness, anxiety,
negativity, control, calmness, and stress levels.
What does the psychoticism-superego dimension measure? - Answer -Impulsivity,
aggression, self-centeredness, empathy, and cooperativeness.
