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    Personality - Personal Case Study

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    A 5 page paper. The writer describes the values, attitudes and interests of a fictitious individual at age 17 and how some of these changed by age 22. Skinner's behavioral theory and Kelly's cognitive theory are used to explain the behaviors; Kohlberg's theory is attached to the values, which remain constant through the years. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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    fathers approval, no matter what that meant. I resented that feeling at the time. The second-greatest influencer in my life was my church and more specifically, the other teenagers who  participated in our churchs youth group activities. Any sign of approval from my father or my friends made me want to do or be whatever it was I received approval  for, such as getting good grades, staying away from drugs, and being fairly well-behaved. College was a foregone conclusion, there was never any question about achieving a college education,  preferably in law. As a high school junior, I chose law because my uncle is a lawyer and because my two best friends were going into law. My interests at  that time were video games, hanging out with friends (usually playing video games) and certain sports. I played basketball and soccer. Reading was also an interest, mostly science fiction and  mysteries. My values at the time can be summed up in one phrase "Christian values." Our family has historically been church-goers, but more than that, we have actively participated in  church-related activities. It was a safe haven. Honesty, respect and integrity were always a high priority in our family and among my closest friends. These values were instilled at  a very early age. Five years later at age 22, some of these things have changed but not all. I came to realize that the reason I was always  craving my fathers approval was because I received very little of it. There seemed to be more of a focus on mistakes I made, like getting a B in science.  The behaviorist theory fits this behavior perfectly. Expanding on Pavlovs work, B.F. Skinner introduced operant conditioning to the behavioral perspective - "conditioning is the scientific term for learning" (PageWise, 

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