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Essay / Analysis of Articles on Personality Theories - 1755
Articles from a source such as a blog with an unknown author were much easier to understand than those from an expert or a degree in this field. If a word was unknown, it didn't take much away from the article because you were still able to understand most of it. However, with an unknown author, the question of the reliability and accuracy of the article arises. With an article written by an expert psychologist, the words are more difficult to understand and little or not explained. Expert websites also look less visually appealing than the brightly colored pages of a blog. As a result, an individual might not find credible information after stripping the visual appearance of pages from credible sources. The last two articles studied did not present the classic cases of stakeholders, the power of peers and social media. The first article argued that peers shape our personality based on our strengths and that as we grow up, they help strengthen our strengths. They see you regularly and their reactions and opinions ultimately lead to the formation of your current personality. He then goes on to say that your peers are “constantly directing your personality toward strengths.” (Meir) This phrase gives a negative connotation to the way peers shape a