Lesson 6 Flashcards
What was the Sheldon Ken study?
300 students did the big five 4 times
What did Ken find for extroversion?
- low at school
-high with friends - mediocre at work and with family
What did ken find for neuroticism?
- high at school
-mediocre at work - low with friends
What did ken find for A?
- low with family
-low with school
-high with friends
-high at work
What did ken find for C?
-high at work
- mediocre at school
- low with friends
-low with family
Quickly assess demands of a
situation and respond accordingly
HIgh SM
High consistency between trait
scores and behavior.
low SM
Less sensitive to nuances of situation
and less likely to alter behavior
low SM
Low consistency between trait
scores and behavior.
high SM
Many friends but engage in narrow
range of behaviors with each. Do
not encourage social contact among
friends.
high SM
Fewer friends but engage in many
different behaviors with all of them
and encourage social contact even if
friends are very different.
low SM
Benefit of SM
social networks (high SM have more connections)
downside to SM
peer pressure (high SM are more vulnerable to peer pressure)
low SM do better in what (career-wise)
- lower role stress
- higher organizational commitment
What does it mean
when someone
behaves differently
on a given trait
dimension across
different situations? (2)
1.Not a personally
relevant trait
2.May be a high
self-monitor
