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Behaviour refers to absolutely everything we do. Personality is how we as individuals tend to behave — and also think and feel — in ways that are broadly consistent over time, but may be quite different from how a lot of other people think, feel and behave.
For example, one form of behaviour is speaking in public. Depending upon their personality,
- some people will do this confidently,
- some will do it anxiously,
- some will avoid it at all costs,
- some will love it and make quite a meal of it,
- some will spend weeks preparing for it,
- some will naturally do it off the cuff,
Distinction Between Personality and Behaviour
There is a fundamental distinction is between personality and behaviour. The word “personality” has many common uses and many definitions. So what doers it mean? Essentially, personality is taken to mean a mix of values, world-views, set responses and characteristics which are relatively enduring aspects of the person.
What Is Personality?
Personality is taken to be what we are while behaviour is what we do. We cannot change what we are but we can change what we do – for short periods of time at least. The ability to change behaviour is at the root of the concept of management style.
As Robin Stuart-Kotze says,
“… it has been maintained … that personality becomes virtually fixed at about age five. Current research indicates that we are more flexible than that but that changing one’s attitudes, values, beliefs and aspirations – the substance of personality – is difficult”
What is Behaviour?
Behaviour, on the other hand, is what we do. While much of our behaviour (see Theory X and Theory Y) is of course the result of our values and beliefs, it is much easier to behave differently (if only for a short while) than to change beliefs. Moreover, if we try out different behaviours – different ways of doing things – and find that they are a success, this in itself may cause us to change even deeply held views and values.
The word “personality” is used in everyday language quite differently from the way that the behavioural scientist uses it. People talk about other people as having a nice personality, a cheerful personality or even as having lots of personality. Sometimes people are said to have no personality. The word, in everyday speech, tends to have an evaluative meaning and refers to the degree to which we are attracted, repelled or bored by another person. This is not the way that the effective manager or behavioural scientist uses the word.
Predictability
There is no single accepted definition of the word “personality”. However, a very good one is that given by Wright,
“the relatively stable and enduring aspects of individuals which distinguish them from other people and form the basis of our predictions concerning their future behaviour.”
The last point is the most important. Since we seek predictability, we seek to learn those things about our fellow beings that will enable us to predict what they will do – in given situations. The better we know them, the more likely we are to be able to make such a prediction. Personality, in this sense, is not about social skills. It is not about evaluation. It is about seeking those aspects of a person which can be said to account for their behaviour and predict it in the future.
Some researchers hold that personality becomes fixed by age 5. This is most unlikely and current research indicates that our attitudes, belief systems and aspirations – components of personality – while difficult to change, continue to adapt during life. However, if the word “personality” means anything, it must refer to those more stable motivations to our actions.
Why is an Understanding of the Difference So Important
Well self-awareness in terms of preferred behaviours is the fundamental facet of all exceptional leaders. If you know what your preferred behaviours are then you can adapt and chnage these depending on the situation and the individuals you are dealing with.
Personality is a combination of emotional characteristics, attitudes and behavior of an individual. It has followed a whole course determined by the ideas of the centuries that it crossed and even today it would be difficult to find a more solid concept of schools and the attitudes of the authors who make use of it. There are at least two different approaches to personality: theories of types and theories of traits.
For some decades, ethology has shown the existence of personality in some animals (birds and mammals in particular), personality that via individual behaviors affect the role of the individual and sometimes the group in the ecosystem and therefore their prospects for survival and ultimately evolution. The researchers try to quantify and qualify the animal personality, especially in large groups or colonies, in species as varied as monkeys, salamanders, fish (sticklebacks), lizards and even in spiders to better understand how persistent traits of personalities persist (and how they could then lead to phenomena of speciation or adaptation), and the eco-epidemiological role or dissemination of information they might have.
The term "behavior" refers to the actions of a living being. It was introduced in French psychology in 1908 by Henri Piéron as the French equivalent of English-American behavior. It is used in particular in ethology (human and animal) or in scientific psychology. It can also be taken as the equivalent of conduct in the psychoanalytic approach.
The behavior of a living being is the part of his activity that manifests itself to an observer. The behavior of animals, human and non-human, can be described as the set of actions and reactions (movements, physiological changes, verbal expression, etc.) of an individual in a given situation.
Animal behaviors are controlled by their endocrine system and their nervous system. The complexity of an animal's behavior is closely related to the complexity of its nervous system. The more complex the brain, the more the behaviors can become elaborate and thus be better adapted to the environment. Although living beings without brain are perfectly adapted like bacteria. The origin, function and development of behaviors depend both on interactions with the environment and on the phylogenetic heritage of the species. The main basic behaviors are food, sexual, maternal, social, aggression, defense or flight behavior and inhibition of action when the struggle or flight is impossible.
Ethology is the science that studies and describes human and animal behaviors, but "behavioral psychology" puts it at the center of his studies, particularly via physiology and neurobiology, which study the biological phenomena at the origin of these behaviors. Behaviors can be described as innate or acquired, conscious or unconscious, and voluntary or involuntary, automatic or controlled, etc. The study of economic behavior is the subject of a particular field of research called behavioral economics.
"Behavior is a set of phenomena observable externally. (Gallo A. in Bloch )
"Way of being and acting of Animals and Men, objective manifestations of their global activity. (Piéron H. in Bloch)
"Behavior is the set of objectively observable reactions that an organism generally provided with a nervous system performs in response to stimulations of the medium, themselves objectively observable. (Watson J.B. in Bloch)
"Behavior is an apprehensible reality in the form of units of observation, acts, whose frequency and sequences are likely to change; it translates into action the image of the situation as it is elaborated, with its own tools, by the being we are studying: behavior expresses a form of representation and construction of a particular world (Umwelt) . (Gallo A. in Bloch )
It is observed that these different definitions do not represent quite the same thing, probably because they were defined from an external position with respect to the object studied, and that their authors come from different scientific fields.
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Personality of a person in my point of view, is defined by how he/she talk to others, his/her level of thinking, dressing style etc.
Again, Behaviour of a person represents his/her character. How a person behaves to others who can do nothing for him/her, defines his/her character.
Personality refers to the characteristics that influence behavior across many situations. Personality traits such as introversion, friendliness, conscientiousness, honesty, and helpfulness can help explain consistencies in behavior.
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Please, see the attached slide that relates to thread.
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Dr. XYZ,
What is the problem in writing your name in English. My mother language and medium of instruction up to 12 standard was Bengali, not English. If we want to communicate with outer world, we have to know and use English.
Please write your name in English.
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Behaviour refers to absolutely everything we do.
Personality is how we as individuals tend to behave — and also think and feel — in ways that are broadly consistent over time, but may be quite different from how a lot of other people think, feel and behave.
Personality reflects my character but behavior my attitude towards others.
They are different. Personality influences behavior. Behavioral pattern reflects personality.
Behavior is the form and appearance that can be habitual or reflexive governed by nonconscious mind, as well as can be influenced and masked without reflecting personality.
Personality is the substance and essence that defines an individual.
Personality means what we are thinking in and believe ,whereas behavior means what we did which may be as the society want or what we believe indeed.
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My personality...which is my inner being define my behavior while my behavior is just the outward description of my personality
Behavior is merely the reaction of the person towards the persons who deal with you, and the behavior is the result of actions directed to the person from whom the behavior comes out. The personality is only a real reflection on your personality and the nature of education and the circumstances that arose on them, and research has shown that with age, the personality and behavior of the individual coincides automatically over time.
It is generally belief & observation that personality is getting judged by the person for his standing his posture which may create an impression in our mind but it is not desirable to form our judgement of any person only with his personality level.
With this behavior of person always marks a very good impression & in this line sometime back i have submitted my article under the name ''Behavior which i submit herewith for your perusal .
This of course my personal opinion
Dear Colleagues, Good Day,
"Distinction Between Personality and Behaviour
There is a fundamental distinction is between personality and behaviour. The word “personality” has many common uses and many definitions. So what doers it mean? Essentially, personality is taken to mean a mix of values, world-views, set responses and characteristics which are relatively enduring aspects of the person.
What Is Personality?
Personality is taken to be what we are while behaviour is what we do. We cannot change what we are but we can change what we do – for short periods of time at least. The ability to change behaviour is at the root of the concept of management style.
As Robin Stuart-Kotze says,
“… it has been maintained … that personality becomes virtually fixed at about age five. Current research indicates that we are more flexible than that but that changing one’s attitudes, values, beliefs and aspirations – the substance of personality – is difficult”
What is Behaviour?
Behaviour, on the other hand, is what we do. While much of our behaviour (see Theory X and Theory Y) is of course the result of our values and beliefs, it is much easier to behave differently (if only for a short while) than to change beliefs. Moreover, if we try out different behaviours – different ways of doing things – and find that they are a success, this in itself may cause us to change even deeply held views and values.
The word “personality” is used in everyday language quite differently from the way that the behavioural scientist uses it. People talk about other people as having a nice personality, a cheerful personality or even as having lots of personality. Sometimes people are said to have no personality. The word, in everyday speech, tends to have an evaluative meaning and refers to the degree to which we are attracted, repelled or bored by another person. This is not the way that the effective manager or behavioural scientist uses the word.
Predictability
There is no single accepted definition of the word “personality”. However, a very good one is that given by Wright,
“the relatively stable and enduring aspects of individuals which distinguish them from other people and form the basis of our predictions concerning their future behaviour.”
The last point is the most important. Since we seek predictability, we seek to learn those things about our fellow beings that will enable us to predict what they will do – in given situations. The better we know them, the more likely we are to be able to make such a prediction. Personality, in this sense, is not about social skills. It is not about evaluation. It is about seeking those aspects of a person which can be said to account for their behaviour and predict it in the future.
Some researchers hold that personality becomes fixed by age 5. This is most unlikely and current research indicates that our attitudes, belief systems and aspirations – components of personality – while difficult to change, continue to adapt during life. However, if the word “personality” means anything, it must refer to those more stable motivations to our actions.
Why is an Understanding of the Difference So Important
Well self-awareness in terms of preferred behaviours is the fundamental facet of all exceptional leaders. If you know what your preferred behaviours are then you can adapt and change these depending on the situation and the individuals you are dealing with. A good example of where this is of use is in sales."
Please, see the source of this article:
http://www.callofthewild.co.uk/library/theory/distinction-between-personality-and-behaviour/
Personality is external demeanour. Behaviour is manifestation of internal moral conduct.
Dear Colleagues, Good Day,
"The 'self-image' is the key to human personality and human behavior. Change the self image and you change the personality and the behavior."
----- Maxwell Maltz
Behavior is observable regardless wether of animals or men. Every organism has behavior. The concept of personality - also of person - encloses the claim to behave in a human manner, for instance to bear responsibility or to be able to follow ethical commandments or to be fair or to be caring for others.
Personality is taken to mean a mix of values, world-views, set responses and characteristics which are relatively enduring aspects of the person. Personality is taken to be what we are while behavior is what we do. we perform any job or role well means that certain specific things must be done. Jobs all have what might be termed ‘behavioral demands’ -i.e. specific behaviors that are necessary to manage the job effectively. The proponents of personality tests claim that they make people more sensitive to how they behave, and how other people behave and the result is therefore greater work effectiveness.
Hi,
In shor terms, Personnality is what we are, is not change. But the behavior is what we do. Behavior can change.
With my best regards.
Adel OUESLATI
Personality is the sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to, and interacts with, others. Behaviour, on the other hand, is what we do.
Dear Colleagues, Good Day,
Please, see the slide and the article at the following website link:
http://www.psychometric-success.com/personality-tests/personality-tests-work-personality.htm
Personality is external and more related to Physical appearance, while behaviour is outcome of internal mental process developed out of experience and perception.
Humans are born with a certain personality while humans grow up with certain behaviors, they can hide their personality but they cannot change it while they can change their behavior but they cannot hide it.
Personality is a composition of different behaviours that is now part of an individual over time hence personality is consistent. Behaviour is action based that canbe changed.
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