PERSONALITY CORRELATES OF TWO KINDS OF CONFORMING BEHAVIOR,
Abstract
A correlational analysis of scores on the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule, the Gordon Survey of Interpersonal Values, the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament Survey, and the Leary Interpersonal Adjective Check List, with conforming behavior in a Crutchfield situation on two kinds of judgmental tasks (unambiguous and easily soluble, versus maximally ambiguous and insoluble) revealed differential patterns of personality correlates with conformity on each kind of task. Findings support the notion that conformity in well-defined situations (in which conformity contradicts a clear external standard) is associated with ''agreement-seeking,'' whereas conformity in ambiguous situations (in which there is no clear external standard) is associated with both agreement-seeking and ''information-seeking.'' (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0418342
Entities
People
- John M. Mcdavid
Organizations
- University of Miami