The Department of Psychology at Carlton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada have used their research data that was back up by a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada to test their hypothesis that “predict affective forecast”. For example, extraverted people would would much strongly prefer extraverted behavior, whereas introvert people would predict more of a positive affect for introverted behavior compared the extraverts. The Department of Psychology did five studies for their hypothesis. In their first study, they had 137 participants from their university who had to complete an online questionnaire as a prerequisite. The final sample was 97 participants consisting of 72 women, 24 men, and one unknown. The participants
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The two studies debated on whether or not introverts should act more extroverted in order to feel more pleasure and happiness. The article states that extroverts are more likely to act “bold, active, outgoing, and gregarious”, whereas introverts are more “quiet, passive, and less sociable”. In the first study, there were 117 participants who were psychology students, in which 64 percent were female and the rest were male. The students had previously participated in online mass testing that assessed trait extraversion. There were no more additional requirements. The experimental sessions were made into 39 groups consisting of three of the participants with trait extraversion that was allowed to vary randomly from within the groups. During the mass testing the students were asked what adjectives (bold, extravert, shy, etc.) describe their typical behavior. Participants in group A were asked to act extroverted, participants in group B were asked to act introvert, and lastly, group was not given any acting instructions. Then later all participants were gathered to have a group discussion. In the second study, they used the same method as before, but they need a physiological indicator such as blood glucose, in which the participants were asked to stop drinking and eating three …show more content…
There has been very little research to back up their hypothesis. In their first study they had 225 participants consisting of 130 women and 105 men between the ages of 18 to 23. The participants started off by taking an online questionnaire that consisted of 20 questions where they rated how much they agree with the statement that describes them. This study was able to provide support about their prediction “that qualitative aspects of social experience partly explain the higher levels of positive affect enjoyed by extraverted individuals” (Smillie,Wilt, Kabbani, Garratt, Revelle, 2015). In their second study they had 81 participants who were first-year psychology students. There were 61 women and 20 men between the ages of 18 and 28. The participants were randomly assigned to groups made up of three people. The groups needed to act extraverted, act introverted, or be the control group. After that, the participants completed online questionnaires assessing trait extraversion, social well-being, and a short measure of current affective state and then later had a discussion in their group and had two complete two task together. This study was able to provide support to their hypothesis as well. In conclusion, the
The two studies debated on whether or not introverts should act more extroverted in order to feel more pleasure and happiness. The article states that extroverts are more likely to act “bold, active, outgoing, and gregarious”, whereas introverts are more “quiet, passive, and less sociable”. In the first study, there were 117 participants who were psychology students, in which 64 percent were female and the rest were male. The students had previously participated in online mass testing that assessed trait extraversion. There were no more additional requirements. The experimental sessions were made into 39 groups consisting of three of the participants with trait extraversion that was allowed to vary randomly from within the groups. During the mass testing the students were asked what adjectives (bold, extravert, shy, etc.) describe their typical behavior. Participants in group A were asked to act extroverted, participants in group B were asked to act introvert, and lastly, group was not given any acting instructions. Then later all participants were gathered to have a group discussion. In the second study, they used the same method as before, but they need a physiological indicator such as blood glucose, in which the participants were asked to stop drinking and eating three …show more content…
There has been very little research to back up their hypothesis. In their first study they had 225 participants consisting of 130 women and 105 men between the ages of 18 to 23. The participants started off by taking an online questionnaire that consisted of 20 questions where they rated how much they agree with the statement that describes them. This study was able to provide support about their prediction “that qualitative aspects of social experience partly explain the higher levels of positive affect enjoyed by extraverted individuals” (Smillie,Wilt, Kabbani, Garratt, Revelle, 2015). In their second study they had 81 participants who were first-year psychology students. There were 61 women and 20 men between the ages of 18 and 28. The participants were randomly assigned to groups made up of three people. The groups needed to act extraverted, act introverted, or be the control group. After that, the participants completed online questionnaires assessing trait extraversion, social well-being, and a short measure of current affective state and then later had a discussion in their group and had two complete two task together. This study was able to provide support to their hypothesis as well. In conclusion, the