APA Dictionary of Psychology
script theory
- the proposition that discrete affects, such as joy and fear, are prime motivators of behavior and that personality structure and function can be understood in terms of self-defining affective scenes and scripts. [proposed by Silvan S. Tomkins]
- in transactional analysis, the theory that an individual’s approach to social situations follows a sequence that was learned and established early in life.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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