Person-Situation Debate
A long-running controversy in personality psychology over whether traits or situations are more predictive of behavior. The prevailing consensus holds that traits predict average levels of behavior while situations predict behavior at specific moments.
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Research in personality psychology shows that the behavioral differences of the same person across different situations are often larger than the average differences between people.
The 'person versus situation debate' in personality psychology began with Walter Mischel's 1968 book, in which he pointed out that cross-situational behavioral correlations are typically only 0.2–0.3.
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Research in personality psychology shows that the behavioral differences of the same person across different situations are often larger than the average differences between people.
50%UnverifiedThe 'person versus situation debate' in personality psychology began with Walter Mischel's 1968 book, in which he pointed out that cross-situational behavioral correlations are typically only 0.2–0.3.
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