Life Span Development and Personality: Oprah as a key figure.
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Select a famous individual from the 20th or 21st centuries. Conduct research concerning the background of your selected individual to determine what forces have impacted his or her life in the context of developmental psychology.
Key points to consider:
*Distinguish between the influences of heredity and environment on the person's psychological development. Be sure to specify which area of psychological development: moral, emotional, or other.
*What family issues or social support systems may have influenced the person's developmental growth and adjustment?
*Select two different theories of personality and apply them to your selected figure, and answer the following question: How does each theory differ in terms of how it explains the individual's unique patterns or traits?
*Explain which theoretical approach you believe best explains the individual's behaviors and achievements. Make sure to explain why you made this choice.
Use at least one source.
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Solution Summary
The life and personality of Oprah Winfrey is analyzed, focusing on various developmental and personality theories. One reference included.
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Bandura's social cognitive theory may be interesting to use in analyzing Oprah's early life. Her early struggles and later resiliency can be examined under his lens of memory and emotions working with environmental factors and influences. Look up his Bobo doll experiment and think of Oprah's childhood.
Lewis Goldberg's "Big Five" model showing his dimensions of personality (1. openness to experience 2. Conscientiousness 3. Extraversion 4. Agreeableness 5. ...
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