personality and attraction

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  • Created on: 02-03-20 12:16
what is personality
a suite of correlated behavioural tendencies of individuals that are relatively stable across situations and time
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what did eyesenk, 1976 do
links between attraction and extroversion, interest in sex means they have more partners and greater offspring chances. more prone to infidelity.
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what is Ellis, 1898 and Freud, 1914 definition of narcissism
people over interested in themselves and keep away things that threaten the ego
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what is Kemberg, 1975 definition of narcissism
narcissism is a vulnerable, inadequate self, resulting from unfulfilled childhood needs.
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what is the definition of narcissistic personality disorder in the DSM-III
grand sense of self importance, need for admiration, lack of empathy, however later considered a normal personality trait
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what are some narcissistic attributes?
need for attention and admiration, illusion of superiority, contempt for others, beleive they are special, have high energy and low communion.
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what is Paulhaus, 1998, perception of narcissism
when they first met narcissists they have a good impression and are agreeable and exciting, after many interactions, they come arrogant, bragging and hostile.
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what is the first Hart study in 2014 that looked at empathy and narcissism
282 online volunteers, completed the NPI (Narcissistic Personality Inventory), read a letter by chris describing a recent breakup. either had high or low severity. had to note their empathy towards him, high narcissists were consistently less in both
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what is the second Hart study in 2014 that looked at empathy and narcissism
95 female undergraduates completed the NPI, came to the lab and watched 10 min documentary of domestic abuse story. after, asked to imagine how she feels. higher empathy suggests they can when targets and are asked to.
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what are some of the consequences of low empathy
increased criminal behaviour, bullying in the school/workplace, use of non-optimal parenting styles
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what did Campbell, Bush, Brunell and Shelton, 2005 find
selfishness- particpants completed in groups of 4, asked to represent company and harvest forest, told certain limits on resources. high narcissists harvested quicker and depleted resources. people in groups suffered the most
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what did Busham abd Baumister, 1998 find
aggression - led to believe interacting with someone, completed NPI. wrote paragraph either pro-choice or pro-life, was told revised by other. either got back good or bad. could choose intensity of noise. assigned higher if bad score given.
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what studies show short term mate appeal
Hart, 2019 = flashy products are seen as sexual signals that help attractiveness. Foster, 2006 = greater narcissism = less restricted sociosexuality, more casual sex and mates. dont have sex for emotion or for others.
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what studies show long term mate appeal
Jonason et al, 2009 = once qualities are clear, viewed as undesirable to other partners. Campbell, 2005 = appealing and existing at first but later become controlling and dishonest
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what are the general consequences of narcissim?
they are vulnerable during times of stress, they lack commitment and this can hurt families, societal issues as they more likely to spread STI'S
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