L6 &7- cross situational and temporal consistency Flashcards
characteristic definition
consistency in conduct
higher up hierarchy equals ___ (higher or lower) impact of situational factors
lower
advocate of situations changing behaviours
walter mischel
2 strategies for examining cross cultural universaltiy
1) Etic approach
2) Emic approach
what does etic approach mean?
administering transalated questionaries, then F.A to try and replicate western personality demisions
emic approach definition
lexical approach. find trait descriptor in native language
types of temporal consistency (3)
rank order, mean level, structural
what is difference between homotypic rank order and heterotypic r.o?
homotypic uses same instrument, hetero uses different instruments at diff points in time for same personality trait
what is mean level stability
avg level of personality trait w age. late childhood and adolescence = high levels of change
structural stability definition
is structure of personality consistent over age groups? refers to covariation among traits