Person Constancy within Developmental Change.

Autor/in	Maccoby, Eleanor E.
Titel	Person Constancy within Developmental Change.
Quelle	(1987), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Classification; Cognitive Ability; Concept Formation; Individual Characteristics; Individual Development; Personality; Physical Activity Level; Preschool Children; Research Problems; Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Denkfähigkeit; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Individuelle Entwicklung; Personalität; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Forschungskritik; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	Using findings on the unstability of previously stable physical activity levels of young children as a kind of case study to aid thought about the trait-dimensional approach to developmental continuity and discontinuity, this discussion explores the applicability of a dual theory of concept formation to the problem of personal stability and change. The dual theory of concept formation posits two entities: core categorical identity attributes and personality prototypes. Prototypes, such as "masculinity" and "femininity," are construed as fuzzy sets made up of bundles of attributes, no one of which is either necessary or sufficient for classifying an instance as belonging to a particular category. Categorical identity attributes are viewed as more fundamental, binary distinctions, such as "male" and "female." Application of prototype theory to personality theory and to the issue of continuity in personal characteristics led to the judgment that prototype theory, unsupplemented, is useful but inadequate. It is argued that core categorical concepts, rather than prototypes, operate to define individual identity in many respects, especially for those aspects of identity that derive from group membership. It is concluded that: (1) core identity is constant over time; (2) personality prototypes to which individuals are assigned have a basis in the realities of their behavior; and (3) circular processes between familiar partners are central to the development of stable personal characteristics. (RH)
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