Trace Measures Learning about people from the things left in their wake Sam Gosling Department of Psychology University of Texas, Austin, USA.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Dorms vs Residence Halls This board can be used anytime but it could be particularly good to use when room selection is beginning, if you need to retain.

Advertisements

S AYING T HANKS… Received the following charming slide show from a friend though his forwarded . What a delightful presentation!!! We take this opportunity.

Ad Deconstruction Grade 10 Media Unit.

1. Physical needs TL – Experiment ways to organize living space.

Individual Hour Activities Picture Description Oral & Written Presentation Betty Simelmits.

A Room With a Cue: Personality Judgments Based on Offices and Bedrooms

Cultural differences Germany vs. Italy Nikica Budimir.

DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE Center for Professional Communication.

CHAPTER 11 Developing a Professional Presence “Books are judged by their covers, houses are judged by their curb appeal, and people are initially evaluated.

Image and First Impressions “You never get a second chance to make a positive FIRST impression!”

Copyright © 2011, 2007, 2004 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Patient Reception and Processing Chapter 11.

Copyright © 2008, 2005, by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Patient Reception and Processing Chapter 11.

Unit 11 Could you please clean your room? (Period 3)

Unit-10 Articles and quantifiers

Impression Management You never get a second chance to make a first impression...

ROOM ARRANGEMENT Preschool Layout. ACTIVITY: The importance of environment Go around the building on a scavenger hunt to find something that might represent:

1 Copyright © 2011, 2007, 2003, 1999 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Interpersonal Skills, Human Behavior & Non-Verbal Communication.

Gender Differences Interpersonal Communication:. The Exchange of Words, Symbols, & Behaviors.

Workplace Messages Madeline Mercado Voelker Peter A. Larsen

© 2005 Prentice-Hall 3-1 Personality and Emotions Chapter 3 Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 8/e Stephen P. Robbins Essentials of Organizational.

Introduction to The Big Five While there are hundreds of personality traits that psychologists have been using for over a century, there are really just.

ROOM ARRANGEMENT Preschool Layout. Effects of Room Arrangement Influences how children act and learn –Prompts children to use materials –Easily accessible,

Evaluation After presenting the results, I asked students to rate the classroom activity according to whether it (1) was enjoyable to them, (2) was helpful.

Could you be the reason someone is considering suicide?

Informal letter for high school © 2014 wheresjenny.com.

WELCOME! University Library Services. 3 Libraries & Online Business Computing Education (Primary) Engineering Law Media Psychology Tourism Design Fine.

Dogs *Robust Vocabulary* Created by: Agatha Lee September 2008.

Goals Show you how to conduct observational research in order to examine various issues. Easy and cheap! –All the tools you need to collect and analyze.

Goals Show you how to conduct observational research in order to examine various issues. Easy and cheap! –All the tools you need to collect and analyze.

My Community Service By: Caroline E. Perry. Volunteering When I found out that volunteering was part of this class a few emotions came over me: fear,

Chapter 3 Nonverbal Communication and Teamwork

Could you be the reason someone is considering suicide?

Vocabulary List #9 1.averted (v): to turn away, or aside. Example: The movie was so scary for Josh that he averted his eyes from the screen. 2.avaricious.

A Successful Job Interview. Walking In… Confidence Good eye Contact Firm Handshake Well-groomed haircut Facial hair neatly groomed Hair away from face.

Project V – Using Studies on the Internet Numerous internet pages have psychology experiments that you can use!

Judging a book by its cover

Effective Parenting Skills Chapter 3. “Wanted – Perfect Parents” 1. What are the qualities of perfect parents?

SERVICESCAPE SERVICESCAPE & PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Ms.Megha Mody.

Social Emotional Needs of GATE Students WELCOME PARENTS BIENVENIDOS PADRES DE FAMILIA 1.

4-H Housing and Home Environment is Getting an Extreme Makeover Judy Gully, West Region Program Director Angela McCorkle, Extension Program Specialist.

Managing your living space TLW practice ways to organize and design living space.

Personality and Product Preferences MAR 3503 March 27, 2012.

VISION BOARDS Nursepat Consultants.

Unit 4 Body language. What is Body Language? One form of communication without, such as,, and. facial expressions postures speaking gestures.

Who was ‘Anne Frank’ ?. Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt in Germany on 12 June She was a second daughter for her parents, Otto and Edith.

Where You Live Chapter 38 Page 595.

Balancing Social Life and Academics Sara Erdman Literature and Society Dr. Sherry 2/15/11.

Bell Ringer Pick up Personal Inventory worksheet off front chair. Begin working quietly. Complete both sides.

Week 1: Nouns and Pronouns

MODULE 17 COMMUNICATION “Listening can be the key to understanding” What is communication and when is it effective? How can we improve communication with.

 Modern Home  This house was designed to be brightening, peaceful, relaxing, and an enjoyable place to live in. It has a small sense of luxury without.

High Frequency Words August 31 - September 4 around be five help next

Classroom Design Welcome!. Definition of Classroom Management:  How a teacher organizes the classroom so that behavior problems are eliminated or minimized.

Interior Design. Designing a Space Effective interior design requires careful planning, and you are more likely to be pleased with the results. When planning.

ROOM ARRANGEMENT Preschool Layout.

High Frequency Words.

GUIDING CHILDREN.

8 th Grade Reading Ramsey/Ford August, 2012 CHARACTER TRAITS AND MOTIVATION.

B UILDING C HARACTER AND B ULLYING Could you be the reason someone is considering suicide?

Mise en Scène ‘In the scene’. What is it? It is everything within a frame (or shot), and tells the audience a lot about the movie very quickly. Mise en.

Visual Impairment. Fatigue, time of day, and medications can cause fluctuating vision. A child may be able to do a task at one time of day, but not at.

Interpersonal communication The process of exchanging messages between people whose lives mutually influence one another in unique ways in relation to.

WHS AP Psychology Unit 10: Personality Essential Task 10-5:Describe the trait theory of personality with specific attention to the Big Five traits of openness,

Journal Prompts. “Author: A True Story” Write a paragraph describing what you think a day in the life of a writer is like.

ROOM ARRANGEMENT Preschool Layout. Effects of Room Arrangement Influences how children act and learn –Prompts children to use materials –Easily accessible,

Psychological correlates of online self- presentation and implications for judgement accuracy Dr Helen J. Wall & Dr Linda K. Kaye Edge Hill University,

Psychology Unit: Personality

WHS AP Psychology Unit 10: Personality

Psychology Unit: Personality

Presentation transcript:

Trace Measures Learning about people from the things left in their wake Sam Gosling Department of Psychology University of Texas, Austin, USA

Goals Challenges of collecting trace measures Ubiquity of traces Viability of approach

Lindsay Graham Univ. of Texas Laura Naumann Sonoma State Univ. Jason Rentfrow Cambridge Univ. Jamie Pennebaker Univ. of Texas Simine Vazire Washington Univ. Matthias Mehl Univ. of Arizona

Domains in which personality could be expressed LOW CONTROL HIGH CONTROL PUBLIC PRIVATE Websites Attractiveness Dorm rooms Office space Nationality Language style Injuries Dreams Passwords Underwear Journal Wallet Books Thoughts Writing Movie prefs Sleep Social life Food prefs Music prefs Residence Profession Handshake Sports prefs Language content Appearance Friends Car Bumper sticker signature Ans. Mach. message Geographic location

Physical environments: Offices and bedrooms Virtual environments: websites, Facebook, & Foursquare Aural environments: Music

Trace Measures Pros Nonreactive New populations Often aggregates behavior Can be hard to fake (because it’s real) Cons Not all contexts contain traces Not all traits leave traces (A vs. O) It’s hard!

It’s Hard… 1.Identify likely traces to match construct 2.Must measure those traces reliably 3.Must combine them into an index

Personal Living Space Cue Inventory (PLSCI) 725 Individual Cues

WALLS, FLOORS, ETC. FURNITURE. POSTERS/ART.

OTHER THIINGS ON WALLS. BOOKS MAGAZINES

COOKING STUFF BEAUTY PRODUCTS CLOTHING.

MUSIC STATIONERY ELECTRONICS OTHER…

Act Frequency Approach (AFA) (Buss & Craik, 1983) GREGARIOUSNESS He (she) took the initiative when meeting neighbors for the first time. He (she) introduced him/herself to new co-workers without hesitation. He (she) threw a surprise party for a friend. He (she) made people in a crowded elevator laugh and smile. ALOOFNESS He (she) displayed no emotion when meeting the long lost friend at the airport He (she) hid in the bedroom when the others came over to visit. When spoken to, he (she) seemed to feign not hearing and walked quickly away in the other direction. He (she) avoided her (his) love-struck gaze and walked with his (her) nose in the air.

Riverside Behavioral Q-sort (RBQ) (Funder, Furr, & Colvin, 2000) Behavior at “Psychologically Meaningful” level Tries to control the interaction Dominates the interaction Is reserved and unexpressive Laughs frequently Shows high enthusiasm and a high energy level Behaves in a fearful or time manner

PLSCI 725 Individual Cues 42 Global attributes Undecorated Vs. Decorated Gloomy Vs. Cheerful Drab Vs. Colorful Dirty Vs. Clean Messy Vs. Neat Uncluttered Vs. Cluttered Empty Vs. Full Cramped Vs. Roomy Cheap Vs. Expensive Repelling Vs. Inviting Ordinary Vs. Distinctive Unstylish Vs. Stylish Stuffy Vs. Drafty

Varied books Distinctive Varied magazines Many CDs Multi-purpose Decorated Many books Varied CDs Openness Openness to Experience Judge-Reported Openness r =.79

Uncluttered Well-organized Neat Organized clothing Relatively empty Organized CDs Organized books Organized stationery Clean Inviting Comfortable Good condition Cheerful Colorful Not much stationery Conscientiousness r =.81 Judge-Reported Conscientiousness Conscientiousness

But not all traits are expressed in spaces

Cheerful Colorful Inviting Neat Clean Good condition Well-organized Organized CDs Organized stationery Few clothes Agreeableness r = -.22 Judge-Reported Agreeableness