Entries by Daphne Hanson

Personality characteristics

Think of six personality characteristics that you have. If it is challenging to come up with six personality traits of your own – imagine: what will your parents, your best friends, and your frenemies, say about you? Be specific in your traits: not ‘nice’ but ‘welcoming’, ‘patient’, or ‘smile at others. Not ‘motivated’, but ‘committed […]

Powerful effect on behavior

Which has a more powerful effect on behavior, personality or situation? Questions like these drive social psychologists to find out what’s happening when ordinary people take, for better or worse, extraordinary action. When details of the Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal became publicized in 2004, many were struck by parallels to the Stanford Prison Study. Among […]

Functional analysis contingencies

Describe each of the following functional analysis contingencies in an operationalized manner: play (control), escape, tangible, attention, and alone. Anyone reading the description should be able to implement the procedure. Clearly explain the contingencies in place upon instances of the behavior and include the length of each condition.