13. Key Concepts in Psychology
1) Personality
Personality is defined differently by
psychologists throughout different periods and
schools of thought. But in general terms,
personality is define as the consistent pattern of
an individual’s behavior, attitude and thoughts.
14. 2) Unconscious Mind
As theorized by Sigmund Freud, the
unconscious is the hidden or underlying structure
of consciousness where a person’s repressed
emotions, feelings, or traumatic memory is
stored. Repression is a form of self-preservation,
in as much as it removes unpleasant thoughts
from our conscious mind.
15. 3) Motivation
Motivation is the reason why a person acts.
It is the driving force behind actions and is
influenced by the environment, social factors,
personal choices, behavior, intelligence, and
other psychological traits.
16. 4) Development
Development refers to the changes that occur
in a person throughout his or her life. These
changes are physical, emotional, and social. One
example is the study of development is the language
acquisition of a child.
18. Rubric:
10 8 6 4
Thoroughly
explained
ideas,
extremely
coherent
writing and
few errors in
grammar.
Ideas are
explained,
coherent in
writing but
there are
some errors
in grammar.
Ideas
somewhat
explained,
somewhat
coherent in
writing and
have many
errors in
grammar.
Litte or no
explanation
of ideas,
lacks
coherency
and have
many errors
that hurt
understanding
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