Resources
- Identity Use Cases & Scenarios.
- FIDIS Deliverables.
- IDIS Journal.
- FIDIS Interactive.
- Press & Events.
- In-House Journal.
- Booklets
- Identity in a Networked World.
- Identity R/Evolution.
D2.3: Models
Psychological characteristics (psychology)
Description
The “psychological characteristics” deals with the behavioural aspects of the person. It includes both the relatively permanent behavioural characteristics of the person such as personality or cognitive style, to the most instant behavioural state of the person such as the current psychological state such as mood or attention.
Examples of attributes
Psychological state
Mood
Attention
Personality (5 factor model)
Extroversion (Sociable / Reserved)
Conscientiousness (Self-disciplined / Impulsive)
Emotional Stability (Self-Confident / Insecure)
Agreeableness (Sympathetic / Cold)
Openness to Experience (Curious / Unimaginative)
Motivation (Steven Reiss 16 basic factors model)
Avoiding Pain & Anxiety
Citizenship
Curiosity
Family
…
Cognitive style
Learning style
Transforming Learners, Performing Learners, Conforming Learners, Resistant Learners
Innovation style
Innovators, Early Adopters, Early Majority, Late Majority, Laggards
Social style
Connector, Maven, Salesman
Application domains
Behavioural characteristics are a very sensitive domain, intimately related to the person. Several domains however are concerned in one way or another with these behavioural characteristics such as HR (for instance in the hiring process with personality tests or the career management of the employees), e-learning (several researches are trying to take into account the cognitive style of the learner), justice (criminal profiling) or e-commerce (categories of customers).
Relevant standards
No open standard is currently available on this subject.
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