Balbharati solutions for Psychology [English] Standard 12 Maharashtra State Board chapter 3 - Personality [Latest edition]

Read the following example and express your opinion about the concept of personality:

Rohan is a good looking boy. He is a genius, but extremely arrogant. He always shouts at his friends. He always talks very rudely to his parents.

Read the following example and express your opinion about the concept of personality:

Ruchi is a girl with ordinary looks. She is poor in her studies but always gets along nicely with her friends. She always talks in a polite manner to everyone.

Look at the list given below and discuss with your friends which of these factors have a stronger influence in shaping personality:

1. Nutritious diet
2. Junk food
3. Physique
4. Exercise
5. Technology
6. Peer group
7. Parents
8. Neighbours
9. Relatives
10. Childhood experiences

Think how the peer group may influence you with respect to factors given below:

1. Hairstyle
2. Dressing style
3. Eating habits
4. Study habits
5. Communication skills
6. Attitudes
7. Decision making
8. Likes and dislikes, etc.

Make two separate lists of jobs requiring more need of talking and jobs requiring less need of talking. Try to find out which of your friends will be suitable for these two types of jobs.

Go to the link given below and find out your score on Big Five Personality Test.

https://nobaproject.com/modules/personality-traits

Take an interview of any two of the following individuals and try to collect information about some unique features of their personalities:

1. Principal of your college
2. Your psychology teacher
3. A businessman from your locality
4. A salesman from your locality
5. A politician from your locality
6. A lawyer from your locality

Use observation method and try to get few ideas of the personalities of the following individuals:

1. Traffic controller
2. News reporter
3. Private detective
4. Interior designer
5. Nurse
6. Teacher

Sentence completion test may have such sentences:

1. I feel afraid of ………………
2. When something goes wrong ………………
3. When someone troubles me ………………
4. For me, my college is ………………
5. I wish ………………

A person who is shy and reserved is called an ______.

The ink blot test was developed by psychologist ______.

Choose the correct option and complete the following statement:

______ traits are the dominant characteristics of a person.

Match the following pairs.

State whether the following statement is true or false:

Personality is merely related to external appearance.

People with high neuroticism are emotionally reactive.

Children from families having a warm emotional atmosphere are well-adjusted.

Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:

Personality

Explain the following Concept in 25 to 30 words:

Trait

Explain the following Concept in 25 to 30 words:

Sentence completion test

Explain the following concept in 25 to 30 words:

Structured interview

Explain the following Concept in 25 to 30 words:

Unstructured interview

Write short notes on:

Gordon Allport’s trait theory of personality

Write short note on:

Effect of mass media on personality development

Explain the Big Five Factors Model of Personality.
Points:

1. Neuroticism
2. Extroversion
3. Openness to experience
4. Agreeableness
5. Conscientiousness

Explain the factors influencing personality.

Points :

1. Family
2. School
3. Peer group
4. Culture

Explain the various methods of personality measurement.

Points:

1. Behavioural analysis
2. Self-report technique
3. Projective method