Lecture 4 - Alternative personality measures and personality judgment

Question 1

The situationist argument

Answer 1

It says that because study after study finds that the correlation between personality traits and behaviors is only around .3 or .4, situations are more important than personality traits predicting behaviors.

Question 2

Moderator

Answer 2

A variable that affects the strength of the relation between the predictor and the criterion variable.

Question 3

Four types of moderators

Answer 3

1) Feature of the individual; 2) Features of the trait; 3) Features of the behaviour; 4) Features of the situation.

Question 4

Weak situation

Answer 4

It allows opportunities for personality to manifest itself in behavior

Question 5

Strong situation

Answer 5

It constrains the influence of personality

Question 6

What is a precipitating situation?

Answer 6

It is a kind of strong situation, which forces people to be who they are and engage in disposition ally-based behaviors by providing a limited set of behavioural choices that polarise differences among people.

Question 7

What can predict early mortality?

Answer 7

Low Conscientiousness, low Extraversion, lov IQ and Neuroticism.

Question 8

What can predict divorce?

Answer 8

Neuroticism, low Agreeableness, low Conscientiousness, and low socioeconomic status.