Influences on Personality
Ever wonder where your personality comes from?
genetics play a part in personality
Childhood also is a key factor on personality
Some other influences...
Gender
People are categorized and limited based on their gender. Society tells us what is "right" and we may limit ourselves to it.
Physical Capabilities
How a person is perceived can make them feel that way about themselves. The way someone looks or how athletic, strong, etc they are causes them to be judged and they may eventually look at themselves and see what others see.
Mental Capabilities
People are labeled based on their mental capabilities and could limit themselves to what others think.
Personality- “the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional, and social characteristics of an individual”
Personality Testing
There are 2 common tests for testing personality; the first of which being testing identical twins who have been separated at birth. Scientists do this because these twins are genetically the same, but have been raised differently. This is the same reason they test adopted children and their biological parents.