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How has the behavioural consistency debate contributed to the understanding and assessment of personality?
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How has the behavioural consistency debate contributed to the understanding and assessment of personality? Behavioural consistency may be defined as the similarity between a person's behaviour on two different occasions. Personality is assumed to explain behavioural consistency because it is assumed to be a major determinant of behaviour and, since personality remains relatively stable the behaviour it determines will be consistent. This essay explores the basis of the behavioural consistency debate, evaluating its contribution to the understanding and assessment of personality. The essay begins with a brief outline of the debate and then reviews the conceptual issue around consistency, providing evidence for and against each type of consistency. Following on from this the essay will discuss the implications the behavioural consistency debate has had on personality. Trait theorists stipulate stable patterns of behaviour are used to infer personality traits which, are subsequently used to explain and predict continuities and coherences in behaviour....
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