Over the past semester, I found the unit on personality to be the most interesting. I myself, am a people person, therefore I love being around different people and their personalities. Reflecting on myself, I tend to associate with people who have similar personalities to me. These people are outgoing, speak their mind, spontaneous and have a good sense of humor. The reason I enjoyed this chapter so much was because it was very interesting to see how our personalities affect one's lifestyle. I also found it very interesting to learn that how someone is raised can greatly alter their personality causing them to be reserved or extraverted. Also, before this chapter, I never really thought that genetics can play a large role in how someone's personality is perceived. Something else from this unit that I thought was the strangest was learning about ectomorphs, mesomorphs and endomorphs. After learning about how your body type can affect your personality I thought of people I knew, and there body types and could see a connection. I will remember the concepts from the personality unit five years from now because I found it interesting to learn more about my own personality and how it has affected who I am today.
Learning about yourself in class!
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Personality was the most interesting to me as well. I am outspoken and extroverted when I want to be, but I really enjoy sitting back and allowing others to act. I love to observe people and how they were and make decisions. I often times see things that other people are doing that others have no idea whatsoever. I am not a stalker or a creep, but I like to be in tune with what people are doing. I find it super interesting and this chapter gave me information on it that I will keep for a long time.
I also found the section on personality particularly striking. It was interesting to see every different component that makes up an individuals personality. Similar to what you're talking about I also looked into specific friends body types and saw them fit into the prescribed categories, which I found to be pretty funny. My favorite part of the section was the analyzing of some celebrities signatures. I never knew that signing your own name could tell people so much about yourself.