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1
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What is a self report ?

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  • taking a questionar about yourself
2
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What are some caracteristics regarding self report ?

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  • Every person has to get the same kind of quetsion with same set of alternatives
  • must be objective
  • most used method
3
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What are the two assumptions regarding self report ?

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  1. U have to know ur behavior/thoughts and feelings

2. Also u must be willing to report the facts

4
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What are some pros about self reports ?

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  • low cost / high efficiency /short time

- introspective details

5
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What are some cons about self reports ?

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  • Social desirability bias
  • Sometimes bad at judging own personality
  • if wrong word choice was used could easily lead to missunderstanding
  • Cultural differences
6
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What is the social desirability factor ?

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  • you want to look better then u are
7
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What are observer reports/ informat reports ?

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  • third person judging ur character
8
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What are some characteristics regarding observer reports ?

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  • The person which is closest to u should do the report
9
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What are some pros regarding observer reports ?

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  • Can be more objective !
  • Can have a higher reliablity by including more observer
  • principle of aggregation
10
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What are the cons regarding observer report ?

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  • can lead to false impression (enhancment/aggravate bias
  • person himself allways can judge better
  • higher cost + more time consuming
  • Fundamental attribution error
11
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What is the fundamental attribution error ?

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  • people underestimate situational cirumstances and over estimate personal trades
12
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What is the principle of aggregation ?

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many reports + diff methods combined -> lead to higher reliability

13
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What is the direct behavioral observation ?

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  • You observe the person directly
  • In lab or natural enviorment
  • based on that the personality is manifested in everyday life !
14
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What are the cons regarding direct behavioral observation ?

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  • time consuming + very expensive
  • ethical issue
  • only observing external behavior
  • social desiarbility error
  • some indicator can not be directly linked to characteristics
  • again more reliability because more people can judge !
15
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What is the solution to the social desiarbility error and the money problem regarding behavioral observation ?

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  • EAR = Electronically Activated Recorder

- captures short auditory snapshots of what the individual is doing over numerous time between a random time periods

16
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What is Bio/life data ?

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  • Documents/online data or any kind of objects which give u informaions about your true self.
17
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What are some pros regarding bio life data ?

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  • very objective

- higher external validity

18
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What are some cons regarding bio life data ?

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  • one indicator can not explain ur characteristic

- Problem with Stereotypes

19
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What is external validity ?

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  • Decides wheter the study will occur in real life cases
20
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what are the big five traits ?

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    • Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness
21
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What is multiple Method approach ?

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  • accuracy would be increased if these methods were applied in combination with one another
22
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What are the cons of the multiple method ?

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  • extra time commitment, money, and resources,
23
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What are the pros of multiple method approach ?

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  • to address new questions that cannot be examined with self-reports alone
  • improve construct validity
24
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What is self knowledge ?

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  • 0,4 to 0,6 correlation
  • Accurate self-perceptions about how one typically thinks, feels & behaves
  • Also, the awareness of how these patterns are interpreted by others (bias)
25
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What are the four preconceptions regarding informant report ?

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  1. They are time consuming
  2. They are expensive to collect
  3. Informants will not cooperate
  4. Informant reports are not valid
26
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What was the solution regarding the time consuming aspect in informat behavior ?

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  • only true for traditional informat methods

- solution = Internet

27
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What was the solution regarding the money aspect in informat behavior ?

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  • Via internet

- do not compensate participants

28
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What was the solution regarding the aspect that participants will not cooperate in informat behavior ?

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  • Solution:

- questionar should be simple and send reminder infos

29
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What was the solution regarding the aspect that informat behavior are not valid ?

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  • Participants should not see their ratings
  • online questionar are better
  • Ask them how honest they were
  • combine info with other data
30
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What is the interactionist theorie ?

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  • individuals select & create their social environments to match preferences, attitudes and self-views
31
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What is the Brunskwi lends model ?

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  • elements in the environment can serve as a kind of lens through which an observer can indirectly perceive underlying constructs
  • Similar to interactionist theorie
  • uses Cue utilisation and cue validity
32
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What is cue utilisation ?

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  • refers to link between observable cue (unorganised desk) and the observer’s judgement (messy)
33
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What is cue validity ?

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  • Explains how valid/usefull a cue is
34
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What is an Exteria behaviour residue ?

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  • A cue which u use for outside behavior something u do outside the room
35
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What is an Interia behaviour residue ?

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  • A cue which u use for inside behavior

- Something u use inside the room where u find it

36
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What is a self directed identity claim ?

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  • Something u have in your room because u want that in your room
37
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What is a other directed identy claim ?

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  • Something u have in your room because u want to show of
38
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What is a zero acquaintance study ?

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  • A life data study where u do not know the person
39
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What is a Long term acquaintance study ?

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  • A life data study where you do know the person quite well
40
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What is construct validity ?

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  • is the accuracy of a measurement of the theoretical concept
41
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Where should u look for cues to describe a person and what should u allways leave out regarding linking the cue to the behavior?

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  • In a personal room

- Leave out stereotypes

42
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What is meta accuracy ?

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  • reflects peoples awareness of their reputation.
43
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What is Dyadic ?

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  • reflects people’s awareness of the impression they make on specific individuals(person specific)