Social Behavior Inventory

Question 1

The Social Behavior Inventory was developed by ________ for studying _______

Answer 1

Moskowitz; interpersonal behaviours in daily life

Question 2

What does the Social Behavior Inventory assesses?

Answer 2

Assesses 4 constructs:
- Dominant
- Submissive
- Agreeable,
- Quarrelsomebehaviours
- Adapted from Wiggins’ interpersonal circumplex model

Question 3

Items were written to ensure_______

Answer 3

relevance across contexts (e.g., work, home, recreation).

Question 4

Social Behavior Inventory is a type of ____ recording

Answer 4

Event-contingent
(IRM-NS)

Question 5

Interpersonal Circle (Wiggins’ interpersonal circumplex model): Major dimensions and continuum

Answer 5

AGENCY: Dominant <-> Submissive
COMMUNION: Quarrelsome <-> Agreeable

Question 6

Sample behaviours: Dominant (3)

Answer 6

• Setting goals for others
• Asking the other to do something
• Expressing an opinion

Question 7

Sample behaviours: Submissive (3)

Answer 7

• Waiting for the other person to act or talk first

Question 8

Sample behaviours: Agreeable (3)

Answer 8

• Expressive reassurance
• Compromising about a decision
• Smiling and laughing with others

Question 9

Sample behaviours: Quarrelsome (3)

Answer 9

• Not responding to other(s) questions or comments
• Showing impatience
• Making a sarcastic comment

Question 10

Explain how the Social Behavior Inventory was made (4)

Answer 10

• Item development
• Item validation
• Event-Contingent Recording (study to examine reliability/validity/psychometric properties…)
• Scale refinement

Question 11

Social Behavior Inventory: Item development (2)

Answer 11

• Items sourced from existing measures and created in consultation with managers.
• Designed to be socially acceptable and context-independent.
• Sample item for Dominant: “I set goals for the other.”

Question 12

Social Behavior Inventory: Item Validation (2)

Answer 12

• Items rated by experts and managers for alignment with constructs (coefficient alpha > .80).
• Selection criteria: Item ratings at least 1 SD above the mean for their behaviour scale.

Question 13

Explain the initial Social Behavior Inventory study (4)

Answer 13

• Participants documented behaviours after social interactions (>5 min) over 20 days.
• Forms randomized across** four versions** to avoid response sets.
• Participants: Working adults (ages 20–56), varied occupations, ~50% lived with a spouse.
• Average of 6 records/day per participant (~120 records each).
  (+ Interviews at large companies)

Question 14

Social Behavior Inventory: Scale Refinement

Answer 14

Selected 12 items per construct based on correlations with IAS–R (Interpersonal Adjectives Scales—Revised).

Question 15

Psychometric Properties

Answer 15

• Moderate to high internal consistency (α = .45 to .84).
• High stability across time (e.g., 20-day data: α = .95 to .96).
• Convergent validity with IAS–R scales (correlations: .25 to .46).
• Structural correlations aligned with interpersonal circumplex predictions.

Question 16

Applications (2)

Answer 16

• Studying temporal behavioural patterns, situational effects, affect-behaviour relations, and perceptions of others.
• Research contexts: Gender, attachment style, psychopathology, serotonergic manipulations, role status, etc.

Question 17

Construct Approach to Scale Development (Lecture) (4)

Answer 17

(1) Interpersonal Circle model used to define constructs
(2) Gathered items
-> 1-occasion questionnaires + Interviews at large company to identify sample behaviors
(3) 15 judges rated whether items were relevant to each construct
(4) Initial ECR study; used to examine:
- Internal consistency
- Stability
- Generalizability of scales over situations
- Whether correlations between scales matched theoretical model
- Convergence with constructs measured by a questionnaire measure
- Discriminant validity of scales from a questionnaire measure

Question 18

How to Measure Stability Across Days (Social Behavior Inventory)

Answer 18

-> The mean of each scale calculated for each day
-> Coeff Alpha was calculated for each scale based on each of 20-day scores
Coeff alpha often increase as time passes by (4 days < 1 month) - time for behaviour to be stabilized

Question 19

How to Measure Internal Consistency (Social Behavior Inventory)

Answer 19

Coeff alpha

Question 20

Summary:
- ___ stability
- ___ internal consistency
- Evidence for ____
- Can measure ____ and ____ in behavior

Answer 20

high, moderate, convergent/discriminant validity, mean levels, variability/specificity

Question 21

Social Behavior Inventory: Stability across Weeks of Flux and Spin, what were the results

Answer 21

High alpha coeff/spin:
Pple vary → but that variation is stable