PSYC35H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Relate
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Will focus more on this reading than the other one in this lecture. Sojourning taking self out of normal study world and studying at another. What are the consequences of sojourning? university: students sojourning and control were observed over an academic year . Both long term and short term sojourning: traits measured before left and after returned, finding 1. Not everyone is equally likely to sojourning. People who apply to study abroad more extroverted and outgoing. High on o long term: finding 2. Seems to predict increase in o and a and less n. It is a growth promoting experience: finding 3. Friendships and relationships formed abroad mediate these. Still have to see how long these changes last may last a long time may last a short period of time. More work needs to be done on this personality changes. Many schools of thought: have different ideas.
