Personality as Process — Learning, Motivation, and Emotion in Chapter 14 of The Personality Puzzle
Personality as Process — Learning, Motivation, and Emotion in Chapter 14 of The Personality Puzzle Chapter 14 of The Personality Puzzle by David C. Funder explores personality not as a static trait but as a dynamic, interactive process shaped by learning, motivation, emotion, and cognition. This chapter integrates behaviorist theories with modern cognitive models, offering a comprehensive look at how personality unfolds in real time. Learning Theories and Behavior Personality is partially learned through direct experiences and environmental conditioning. Key behaviorist concepts include: Habituation: Decreased response to repeated stimuli, such as emotional desensitization. Classical Conditioning: Associating two stimuli to trigger a response (e.g., Pavlov’s dog). Operant Conditioning: Behavior shaped by reinforcement and punishment (e.g., Skinner’s box experiments). Social Learning and Self-Efficacy Social learning theory adds cognitive and social layers to...