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... Does this behaviour suggest that personality traits are not consistent from day to day? ...
The consistency of one’s personality traits is what is being asked in this question and I believe there is an argument both for and against this statement. ...
According to Gordon Allport, personality is
“The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychological systems that determine his unique adjustments to his environment”.
Coming from the Latin word “Persona” meaning mask, personality is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with others. The Latin translation aptly describes in simple terms an individual’s personality as being their mask. This “mask” is made up by a person’s personality traits which I will explain using the Myers-Briggs Type indicator and the Big Five Model later on in this project.
As for the consistency of these traits, I believe them to be mostly stable across time and different situations but can differ depending on one’s current situation. It is widely believed that personality traits are a combination of biological factors and situational influences
To explain how one’s personality is developed, you must discuss three factors as I have stated above. ... These are the characteristics that influenced by who you parents are and combat the motion that personality traits are not consistent from day to day. For example, traits such as shyness, fear and distress are most likely caused by inherited genetic characteristics. ... If heredity played no part in a person’s personality, you would expect few similarities but the opposite was the case. With regards to this question, I believe the manager’s personality to be consistently either
1. ... Calm and relaxed
And it was possibly the situation which caused his personality to change dramatically.
Approximate Word count = 1407
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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