Abstract

Bem and Allen (1974) address the person situation debate by proposing that there are some people behave more consistently, which can be better “explained” try personality traits, than others who are more influenced by situations. However, with failures to directly replicate Bem and Allen’s study, the existence of individual difference in cross situation consistency of behaviors remaining unclear. The current study addressed open questions that arose from the personality consistency debate by employing Mixed Effect Location Scale Model (MELSM) in an intensive longitudinal study. We found 1) there are individual difference in the overall behavioral consistency across situations; 2) there are individual difference in the behavioral consistency within each particular situation; 3) the consistency of one’s Extraversion and Neuroticism related behaviors are similar across situations, but not behaviors related to Agreeableness or Conscientiousness

Committee Chair

Joshua J. Jackson

Committee Members

Patrick Hill, Emily Willroth

Degree

Master of Arts (AM/MA)

Author's Department

Psychology

Author's School

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Document Type

Thesis

Date of Award

Fall 12-21-2023

Language

English (en)

Author's ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-9568

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