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Shraida, Jabbar Frayyeh; Khalaf, Muthana Hameed – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2020
The correlation between translation as an objective field and psychological characteristics has produced various psychological and translational interrogations. To investigate the role of the translator's personality in identifying the level of irrationality beliefs, university instructors are the corpus of the present study. After using…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Translation, Personality Traits, Cognitive Processes
Morgan, William P. – Research Quarterly, 1980
Arguments associated with trait psychology are reviewed with an application in the field of sport psychology. The role of cognition and perception in sport and physical activities is also discussed. (CJ)
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Attitudes, Cognitive Processes
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Epstein, Seymour – American Psychologist, 1973
Presents a theory which attempts to incorporate phenomenological views on the self-concept within an objective framework: the self-concept is identified as a self-theory. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Individual Characteristics
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Neimeyer, Greg J.; Merluzzi, Thomas V. – Small Group Behavior, 1982
Presents literature relevant to initial group structure and advances a model of group development based upon personal construct theory. The proposed model illuminates the relationship between initial structure and the psychological processes underlying group development. Research questions are posited to advance empirical tests of the model. (RC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes, Contracts, Group Dynamics
Mischel, Walter – 1975
This paper presents an overview of the knowledge afforded man from research into personality. Approaching his topic from a position valuing the study of persons from complementary psychological perspectives, the author attempts to derive some conclusion about human behavior and personality. He discusses the findings that there is basic continuity…
Descriptors: Behavior, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Individual Differences
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DeSteno, David A.; Salovey, Peter – Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1996
Two studies provide support for a model of jealousy based on self-evaluation maintenance theory. Greater jealousy was reported when the domain of a rival's achievements was also a domain of high self-relevance to the participant. Notes sex differences in the impact of relationship partners on domains of self-definition. (LSR)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Behavior Theories, Cognitive Processes
Switzky, Harvey N. – 1995
This review covers the psychological literature of the last 30 years regarding the personality and motivational characteristics of individuals with mental retardation. The first section is a brief historical review and critical examination of the various conceptual models and theories regarding personality and motivational processes in persons…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques