Some Personality Correlates of Perceptions of and Reactions to Task Characteristics

Abstract

The degree to which individual differences variables influence perceptions of and reactions to task characteristics was examined in the present study. Subjects (N=46) were administered Jackson's (1967) Personality Research Form and the Group Embedded Figures Test of Witkin et al. (1971) in a group administration sessions. They then performed an assembly task in a laboratory setting and completed measures of (1) perceived task characteristics; and (2) immediate and projected task satisfaction. Correlational analyses showed that both perceptions of and reactions to task characteristics were influenced by the measured individual differences variables. The study's findings were related to previous theory and research on task design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA040254

Entities

People

  • Eugene F. Stone

Organizations

  • University of Oregon

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Autonomy
  • Data Analysis
  • Feedback
  • High Pressure
  • Identities
  • Industrial Relations
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Perception
  • Personality
  • Psychology
  • Questionnaires
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.