Consistency (psychology)

In psychology, consistency denotes the consistency of a person's individual behavior in himself and in relation to his own self , which is essentially retained over time and across situations ( Fleeson & Noftle (2008)). This is a behavioral tendency and not a stable personality trait (Engl. Trait ) in the strict sense, since people while acting transsituativ (ie about different situations of time) in terms of their aggregate behavior in concrete, similar situations pretty consistent, but nevertheless specific situations behave differently ( Kenrick & Funder (1988), Mischel (1994)). The psychological test can thus determine the degree to which the behavior of the individual can be predicted (see prognosis ).

literature

Markus Antonius Wirtz (Hrsg.): Dorsch - Lexicon of Psychology . 18th, revised. Ed., Hogrefe Verlag, Bern 2016, ISBN 3-456-85643-1 .
Werner D. Fröhlich: Dictionary Psychology. 27th edition completely revised. and exp. New edition, Ger. Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 3-423-34625-6 .
Lothar Laux: Personality Psychology. 2., revised. and exp. Ed., Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 3-17-019836-X .

Web links

John Rauthmann: Consistency (Psychology) . In: Dorsch Lexicon of Psychology. Online portal, Hogrefe Verlag, Bern , accessed on September 5, 2017.
Consistency theories. Lexicon derSpektrum der Wissenschaft Verlag, accessed on September 5, 2017.
Mischel's Cognitive-Affective Model of Personality and the Person-Situation Debate , Boundless Psychology, accessed September 5, 2017.

Individual evidence

↑ W. Fleeson, E. Noftle .: Where does personality have its influence? A supermatrix of consistency concepts. In: Journal of Personality. tape 76 , 2008, p. 1355-1385 .
↑ Werner D. Fröhlich .: Dictionary of Psychology . 27th edition, revised. and updated edition, continuously revised. and exp. New edition German Taschenbuch-Verl, Munich 2010, ISBN 3-423-34625-6 .
^ W. Mischel, Y. Shoda .: A cognitive-affective system theory of personality: Reconceptualizing situations, dispositions, dynamics, and invariance in personality structure. In: Psychological Review . No. 102 , 1995, pp. 246-268 .
↑ DT Kenrick, DC Funder .: Profiting from controversy: Lessons from the person-situation debate. In: American Psychologist . No. 43 , 1988, pp. 23-34 .
↑ John Rauth man: consistency (psychology). In: Hogrefe Verlag, Bern. Dorsch, Lexicon of Psychology, accessed September 5, 2017 .
^ Lothar Laux .: Personality Psychology . 2., revised. and exp. Edition Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 3-17-019836-X .

[1] W. Fleeson, E. Noftle .: Where does personality have its influence? A supermatrix of consistency concepts. In: Journal of Personality. tape 76 , 2008, p. 1355-1385 .

[2] Werner D. Fröhlich .: Dictionary of Psychology . 27th edition, revised. and updated edition, continuously revised. and exp. New edition German Taschenbuch-Verl, Munich 2010, ISBN 3-423-34625-6 .

[3] W. Mischel, Y. Shoda .: A cognitive-affective system theory of personality: Reconceptualizing situations, dispositions, dynamics, and invariance in personality structure. In: Psychological Review . No. 102 , 1995, pp. 246-268 .

[4] DT Kenrick, DC Funder .: Profiting from controversy: Lessons from the person-situation debate. In: American Psychologist . No. 43 , 1988, pp. 23-34 .

[5] John Rauth man: consistency (psychology). In: Hogrefe Verlag, Bern. Dorsch, Lexicon of Psychology, accessed September 5, 2017 .

[6] Lothar Laux .: Personality Psychology . 2., revised. and exp. Edition Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 3-17-019836-X .