Weisbuch Max, Slepian Michael L, Clarke Asha, Ambady Nalini, Veenstra-Vanderweele Jeremy
Psychology Department, Tufts University, 490 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
J Nonverbal Behav. 2010 Mar 1;34(1):43. doi: 10.1007/s10919-009-0079-9.
Behavioral consistency has been at the center of debates regarding the stability of personality. We argue that people are consistent but that such consistency is best observed in nonverbal behavior. In Study 1, participants' verbal and nonverbal behaviors were observed in a mock interview and then in an informal interaction. In Study 2, medical students' verbal and nonverbal behaviors were observed during first- and third-year clinical skills evaluation. Nonverbal behavior exhibited consistency across context and time (a duration of 2 years) whereas verbal behavior did not. Discussion focuses on implications for theories of personality and nonverbal behavior.
行为一致性一直是关于人格稳定性辩论的核心。我们认为,人们是具有一致性的,但这种一致性在非言语行为中最容易被观察到。在研究1中,在模拟面试以及随后的非正式互动中观察了参与者的言语和非言语行为。在研究2中,在医学学生一年级和三年级临床技能评估期间观察了他们的言语和非言语行为。非言语行为在不同情境和时间(长达两年)中表现出一致性,而言语行为则不然。讨论集中在对人格理论和非言语行为的影响上。