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Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1984.
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1984
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An experiment was conducted to demonstrate the effect of situational constraint
as a moderator of the predictive validity of trait constructs
and of the cross-situational consistency of behavior. Subjects were
administered the extraversion scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory,
and their social behavior in a waiting-room situation and in a role-played
job interview was observed under conditions of either low (neutral condition)
or high (forced-introversion condition) situational constraint.
The hypothesis that, under high constraint, restriction of range on the
dependent variables would attenuate validity and consistency correlations
was only partially confirmed. The strongest finding was that judges'
ratings of subjects' talkativeness, overall exhibited behavior, and
inferred dispositional extraversion yielded significantly higher correlations
for the more subjective and broader measures than for the more
objective, narrow ones. The utility of these types of data and their
place in the consistency-specificity debate are discussed.
as a moderator of the predictive validity of trait constructs
and of the cross-situational consistency of behavior. Subjects were
administered the extraversion scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory,
and their social behavior in a waiting-room situation and in a role-played
job interview was observed under conditions of either low (neutral condition)
or high (forced-introversion condition) situational constraint.
The hypothesis that, under high constraint, restriction of range on the
dependent variables would attenuate validity and consistency correlations
was only partially confirmed. The strongest finding was that judges'
ratings of subjects' talkativeness, overall exhibited behavior, and
inferred dispositional extraversion yielded significantly higher correlations
for the more subjective and broader measures than for the more
objective, narrow ones. The utility of these types of data and their
place in the consistency-specificity debate are discussed.
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92 p.
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Identifier
14200
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Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1984.
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1984
Date Text
1984
Date Issued (EDTF)
1984
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FADT14200
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
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DAUER, STEVEN J.
Graduate College
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92 p.
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PERSONALITY CONSISTENCY AND SITUATIONAL CONSTRAINT
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1984
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Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
PERSONALITY CONSISTENCY AND SITUATIONAL CONSTRAINT
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PERSONALITY CONSISTENCY AND SITUATIONAL CONSTRAINT