W2 Chapter 4.8 - Interactionism As Context-Dependent Expression Of Personality Flashcards
What is a verbal hedge?
A word or phrase that limits a trait’s applicability
What is Mishel & Shoda’s (1995) view of how traits affect behaviour?
traits are not freestanding tendencies to act, but patterns of linkages between situation and action.
What is a behaviour signature?
The pattern of situation-behaviour links that person has established over time and experience
What is the conclusion about the impact of traits from the interactionist view?1.
That the impact of traits seems context-dependent
What are the three views of the effects of traits on behaviour?
- absolute consistency
- relative consistency
- an interactionist model
What is absolute consistency?
People’s traits are displayed at a relatively constant level, no matter the situation
What is relative consistency?
that situations influence the overall levels at which the trait is displayed, but people retain the dame ordering
What is the interactionist model?
some situations permit or even elicit individual differences, whereas others do not
