1. Imagine you have only 5 minutes to interview a potential employee or fellow speed dater. What personality concepts are the most important in revealing the other's personality and "fit" with your company or your romantic aspirations?
traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism)
genetics
structure of the mind (id, ego, superego)
defense mechanisms
psychosexual development
self-actualization
self-concept
self-esteem
fear of death
self-discrepancies
2. Choose the three concepts you believe to be the most revealing of personality and then:
Define each concept using your reading and the supplemental materials for guidance but in your own words,
Discuss why you believe each is of utmost importance in revealing and knowing a person, and
Suggest one way that you will assess each concept in the other person (hint: look at the section 11.1 on personality measurement)
3. Write your answers in a word processing program and save the essay to your computer as a .doc file. This is the format we will use for most essays in this course. Please also follow the Written Assignment Guidelines.