PSY 352 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Social Comparison Theory, Earlobe, Extraversion And Introversion
9 Nov 2016
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Lecture outline #16: personality & social interaction: situational selection: choosing/avoiding situations based on personality. 3 ways that personality influences social interaction: manipulation: exerting social influence over others, evocation: features of personality elicit reactions from others. Part 1: situational selection situational selection: e. g. shyness. Schmidt & fox (1995): shy avoid social situations (isolation) Kowalski & brown (1994): shy women less likely to see gynecologist (health risks) Bruch & hynes (1987): shy less likely to discuss contraception with partner (sexual health risks) Addison & schmidt (1999): 95% chance of winning sh. 25 vs. 5% chance of winning . 75: shy less risky. Greater heart rate increase than non-shy ps. Zuckerman (1978): high ss sign up for unusual experiments (drugs, sex) e. g. sensation-seeking situational selection & romantic relationships: Buss et al. (1990): 37 samples from 33 countries. Every major racial group, religious group, political system, ses level. Botwin et al. (1997): surveyed dating couples and newlyweds about big 5 preferences in partner.
