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Video Comments and Reactions The two videos talks about trait theory and psychology social cognitive perspective personality. Trait theory is defined as an approach that used in analyzing personality structure by either identifying, classifying or measuring the similarities as well as, differences in traits or personality characteristics. However, trait is defined as an enduring tendency of behaving in a certain way. The big five dimensions of Personality include; Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism also known as the OCEAN.

Openness trait features characteristics such as insight and imagination. Conscientiousness traits include high levels of thoughtfulness and goal directed behaviors. Agreeableness traits include features such as kindness, affection, trust as well as, other personal behaviors. Extraversion trait on the other hand, include features such as sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness and emotional expressiveness, and Neuroticism traits include features such as anxiety, moodiness sadness and irritability.

The five dimensions are significant because they accurately describe personality. Social cognitive theory on the other hand asserts that an individual can learn behaviors through modeling, observation as well as, interactions. It is evident that personalities are shaped by interactions which include cognitive factors, behaviors as well as environmental factors. Cognitive factors include beliefs, values, feelings as well as thoughts; environmental factors on the other hand are social influences such as family, media and peers while behaviors include the outward actions.

Conversely, there are various ways in which people can react to the environment. For instance, different people can choose different environment or an individual’s personalities can shape how he/she interpret and react to the events. Personality traits can be stable and consistent in a given period of time. For example, it is evident that at the age of 20-30, both men and women usually become less emotional, self-disciplined as well as, more cooperative (Pervin, Lawrence, & Oliver pg. 123)Work CitedPervin, Lawrence A.

, and Oliver P. John. Handbook of personality: theory and research. 2nd ed. New York: Guilford Press, 2002. Print.