Contextualization as a means to improve the predictive validity of personality models
Five models can be doubled, simply by contextualizing scale items. We herein test whether this contextualization effect can be leveraged to universally improve the predictive validity of Big Five models by considering the breadth, depth, and nature of contextualization effects.
Zooming in on the attentional foundations of the Big Five
The Big Five traits of Conscientiousness and Openness may be distinguished by the capacity to maintain vs. reallocate task and goal focus, respectively. We herein investigate whether these differences in focus translate into differences in attentional scope. Consistent with our hypothesis, Conscientiousness and Openness emerged as the sole personality predictors of attentional scope processes. Conscientiousness […]
