Citation

Ream MJ. J. Abnorm. Psychol. Soc. Psychology 1922; 17(1): 58-61.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1922, R.G. Badger)

DOI

10.1037/h0068911

PMID

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Abstract

Do we prefer to work with people having temperaments similar to our own or with persons having contrasting temperaments? Is the mobile, "rapid-fire" type of man more popular than the deliberate, accurate type? This paper describes an attempt to answer these questions using the experimental method. Seventy-five men, enrolled in the School of Salesmanship at the Carnegie Institute of Technology, served as subjects for the experiment. At the beginning of the course the entire class was given the Carnegie series of group will-temperament tests. It was assumed that high scores in tests of mental and motor speed indicated quick temperaments. These men were accordingly designated the mobile, "rapid-fire" type. The significance of the high scores in the accuracy tests was similarly assumed. Accordingly those whose standings in the accuracy tests were noticeably higher than their standings in the speed tests, were designated the "deliberate" type. The following conclusions may be drawn: (1) Men of the mobile type are more popular than men of the deliberate type. The difference in the percentage is more than three times the error of the difference. (2) Men of mobile type prefer to work with their own type, other things being equal. The difference in the percentage is more than four times the error of the difference. The "rapid-fire" man wants fast people to assist him. (3) Persons of deliberate type are evenly divided in their preferences. As a group they like to work with either type. Other factors than mobile-deliberate tendencies determine the choice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)