What is the relationship between cognition and personality development? Explain how biological and environmental factors can shape our cognitive processes. Give an example that illustrates how one's cognitive processes can shape some aspect of personality.
Explain how evolutionary, biological/genetic, and environmental (i.e. learning) factors can result in the development of an aggressive personality. Provide specific examples, when appropriate.
How do parents influence a child's personality according to each theory: evolutionary, biological/genetic, and behavioral? Give examples that illustrate how each of these models relates to parenting and children's personality development.
What is self-efficacy? How does self-efficacy relate to personality? What "nature" and "nurture" factors contribute to one's self-efficacy? Provide specific examples, when appropriate.