I hope the idea isn't dead, if only because it makes for interesting fodder in an intro class, where I have students do the exercise where they write (with their finger, of course) a capital "E" on their own forehead, then are asked to consider whether they'd written it so "they" could "read" it, or whether they'd written it so that someone else looking at their forehead could read it.
As predicted, younger students typically write it so others can read it. And of course, there's the personality difference in it too, with outgoing high self-monitors also writing it for others, etc. Not terribly scientific, perhaps, but it's the kind of thing that piques the interest of new student-devotees of psychology. I clearly belong to the school of "make psychology interesting" rather than "show them that psychology is a science." (But I promise, I get into the latter eventually!) Beth Benoit Granite State College New Hampshire -----Original Message----- From: Michael Britt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 7:43 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Is the "self-monitoring" concept dead? In grad school we studies Snyder's personality construct of "self- monitoring". I recall it being an interesting idea at the time but now I don't see anyone talking about it, nor do I see the concept covered in the Personality texts I have. Does anyone know - Is the idea pretty much dead? Michael Michael Britt [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thepsychfiles.com --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
