Evaluation of Problems
Presenter Type
UNO Graduate Student (Masters)
Major/Field of Study
Psychology
Other
Industrial Organizational Psychology
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9494-2630
Advisor Information
Professor and Director, Industrial/Organizational Graduate Program
Location
MBSC Ballroom Poster # 609 - G (Masters)
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
24-3-2023 2:30 PM
End Date
24-3-2023 3:45 PM
Abstract
Past research indicates masculinity is correlated with agentic (e.g., active, decisive; goal-oriented) traits and femininity is correlated with communal (e.g., caring, emotional; interpersonal) traits (Abele, 2003; Trapnell & Paulhus, 2012; Conroy & Green, 2020). In his seminal work, Bakan (1966) defines agency as the mastery of one’s environment, and communion as a person’s desire to have a sense of belonging and relating to others. Having greater agency (e.g., independent, self-directed) is associated with being more creative, as those who are agentic are more likely to initiate an idea (Proudfoot et al., 2015). The current proposal intends to present four scenario-based problems and ask participants to determine which adjectives best describe the person who evaluated the problem. This is a pilot study for a future project that would evaluate the effect of specific problems on creative problem-solving.
Scheduling
1-2:15 p.m., 2:30 -3:45 p.m.
Evaluation of Problems
MBSC Ballroom Poster # 609 - G (Masters)
Past research indicates masculinity is correlated with agentic (e.g., active, decisive; goal-oriented) traits and femininity is correlated with communal (e.g., caring, emotional; interpersonal) traits (Abele, 2003; Trapnell & Paulhus, 2012; Conroy & Green, 2020). In his seminal work, Bakan (1966) defines agency as the mastery of one’s environment, and communion as a person’s desire to have a sense of belonging and relating to others. Having greater agency (e.g., independent, self-directed) is associated with being more creative, as those who are agentic are more likely to initiate an idea (Proudfoot et al., 2015). The current proposal intends to present four scenario-based problems and ask participants to determine which adjectives best describe the person who evaluated the problem. This is a pilot study for a future project that would evaluate the effect of specific problems on creative problem-solving.