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When Situations Not Personality Dictate Our Behavior
1. What was the purpose of the reported research?
The purpose was to see if behavior changes relative to the situation the individual is undergoing.
2. Identify and define the course concept relevant to the reported research.
In Chapter 12, (Personality), is brought up the person-situation debate which is a controversial debate centering on whether people really do behave consistently across situations. It was argued that there is situational consistency but also that people may be self-monitoring. 3. Briefly summarize the reported findings. Clearly identify if the research was correlational (e.g., survey) or based on an experiment (i.e., at least one variable manipulated).
The research was based on an experiment where experimenters recruited 67 students and told them it was a study about religious education and vocations. They were asked to fill in some personality questionnaires and told they were going to give a brief talk in a nearby room. Some were asked to give a short talk about the types of jobs that seminary graduates would be suited for, while the others were asked to talk about the parable of the 'Good Samaritan'.
After filling out their questionnaires and while making their way to the other office to give their talk, they would encounter an experimental confederate lying in a doorway, doubled over, eyes closed and coughing. Participants would have to pass the apparently highly distressed man but all in three different conditions: high, medium and low hurry. So some students left the office thinking they needed to go quickly, others less so, while some were relaxed. Each of these conditions was also split into two: half about to deliver a talk on the Good Samaritan, the other half on job prospects for seminary graduates. Those of the seminary students who helped in low hurry was relatively 63%, medium hurry- 45%, and high hurry-10%. While those asked to talk about careers for
When Situations Not Personality Dictate Our Behavior
1. What was the purpose of the reported research?
The purpose was to see if behavior changes relative to the situation the individual is undergoing.
2. Identify and define the course concept relevant to the reported research.
In Chapter 12, (Personality), is brought up the person-situation debate which is a controversial debate centering on whether people really do behave consistently across situations. It was argued that there is situational consistency but also that people may be self-monitoring. 3. Briefly summarize the reported findings. Clearly identify if the research was correlational (e.g., survey) or based on an experiment (i.e., at least one variable manipulated).
The research was based on an experiment where experimenters recruited 67 students and told them it was a study about religious education and vocations. They were asked to fill in some personality questionnaires and told they were going to give a brief talk in a nearby room. Some were asked to give a short talk about the types of jobs that seminary graduates would be suited for, while the others were asked to talk about the parable of the 'Good Samaritan'.
After filling out their questionnaires and while making their way to the other office to give their talk, they would encounter an experimental confederate lying in a doorway, doubled over, eyes closed and coughing. Participants would have to pass the apparently highly distressed man but all in three different conditions: high, medium and low hurry. So some students left the office thinking they needed to go quickly, others less so, while some were relaxed. Each of these conditions was also split into two: half about to deliver a talk on the Good Samaritan, the other half on job prospects for seminary graduates. Those of the seminary students who helped in low hurry was relatively 63%, medium hurry- 45%, and high hurry-10%. While those asked to talk about careers for